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Title: Coming to America: Does Having a Developed Home Country Matter for Self-Employment in the United States?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2012

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DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.3.538

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Abstract: This research examines the relationship between the economic status of an immigrant's home country and the probability of self-employment in the US. We find that immigrants from developing countries on average have lower self-employment probabilities relative to immigrants from developed countries. Similarly, we find a positive correlation between the current HDI of an immigrant's home country and the probability of self-employment in the US. These result are unexpected given that past research suggests immigrants from countries with high levels of self-employment (developing countries) are more likely to be self-employed in the US. We provide a possible explanation for these results.

Url: http://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/10.1257/aer.102.3.538

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Authors: Oyelere, Ruth Uwaifo; Belton, Willie

Periodical (Full): American Economic Review

Issue: 3

Volume: 102

Pages: 538-542

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Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other

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