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Title: Effects of Immigration on Native Entrepreneurship in the Effects of Immigration on Native Entrepreneurship in the U.S

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: This paper investigates the causal impact of immigration on the likelihood of entry and exit of entrepreneurs among U.S.-born individuals. Using Current Population Survey data from the U.S. Census over the 2000-2016 period, I find that immigration had a negative effect on entry of native entrepreneurs, while having no impact on their exit. Exploring heterogeneity across individuals, I find that immigration had a negative and statistically significant effect on both entry and exit of female entrepreneurs, but has no effects on male entrepreneurs. Specifically, a 10-percent increase in the share of immigrants in the population lowers the entry and exit rates of female entrepreneurs by 10 percent and 5 percent, respectively, relative to the sample mean. Estimates imply that the net effect of immigration on female entrepreneurship is negative, but economically small. JEL Classification: F22, J15, J16, J24, J61, L26; Tel: (225)578-3790. I thank Ozkan Eren, Peter Gingeleskie, Doug McMillin, and Naci Mocan for their comments and suggestions.

Url: http://faculty.bus.lsu.edu/workingpapers/pap18_01.pdfhttp://www.bus.lsu.edu/economics/

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Authors: Unel, Bulent

Series Title: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS WORKING PAPER SERIES

Publication Number: 2018-01

Institution: LSU

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Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Migration and Immigration

Countries: United States