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We examine the role of the Indian diaspora in the outsourcing of work to India. Our data are taken from oDesk, the world’s largest online platform for outsourced contracts. Despite oDesk minimizing many of the frictions that diaspora connections have traditionally overcome, diaspora...
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groups, it is important to understand the factors that underlie the nature and extent of ethnic entrepreneurship to evaluate …
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We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. Immigrant groups in the United … entrepreneurship. Empirical evidence from the United States supports our model's underlying mechanisms. …
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In Germany self-employment among foreigners increased significantly in recent years. We study the geographical distribution of ethnic minority self-employment in Germany and find determinants for variations in start-up activities across 440 administrative German regions. We analyze the Statistic...
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entrepreneurship. We show that in the United States, a country with good institutions, that cultural diversity or greater cultural … capital has clear economic benefits - it increases the rate of entrepreneurship …
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-group entrepreneurship reveals that stronger networks enhance the relationship between social engagement and business formation. Also, as … searching for capital are important for understanding-policies aimed at boosting rates of entrepreneurship in underrepresented …
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spin out. This is shown to predict the association of co-ethnic networks with high rates of entrepreneurship and the …
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In this paper we develop and test a conceptual model of the key relationships concerning the business performance and success of ethnic entrepreneurs. To that end, an explanatory modei'GALAXY' is presented which serves as a framework for mapping out the impact that various background factors are...
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Received literature on immigrant entrepreneurship describes ethnic firms as founded to meet the needs of an ethnic …
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countries is favourable for entrepreneurship and job creation. Building on existing, yet disjointed theories on diversity, the … paper provides insights as to why different types of diversity may have different effects on entrepreneurship. We test our … predictions using multilevel modelling and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey of over 1.5 million people across 88 …
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