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Title: Intergenerational Ethnic Enclave Influences on the Likelihood of Being Self-Employed

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: How does the experience of living in an ethnic enclave during formative years influence the propensity to be self-employed? This study examines the intergenerational influence of exposure to self-employed, co-ethnic neighbors on the likelihood that racial or ethnic minorities will become self-employed. The paper develops a model of factors that influence self-employment likelihood, including intergenerational co-ethnic predictors, and tests them through an analysis of respondents to the 2000 U.S. Census long-form survey (i.e., IPUMS). Results show that higher levels of exposure to entrepreneurial co-ethnics in the parent's generation have a strong impact on self-employment likelihood. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Inc.

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Authors: Fairchild, Gregory B.

Periodical (Full): Journal of Business Venturing

Issue: 3

Volume: 25

Pages: 290-304

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity

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