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Title: Push and pull factors and Hispanic self-employment in the USA

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Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: This study examines the main push and pull factors driving Hispanic self-employment in the USA by modeling the self-employment decision as a function of sectoral earnings differences, country of origin, and other factors. Findings indicate that a main reason His- panics engage in self-employment is they can earn more working for themselves than in wage/salary work. Im- migrants appear to be pushed into self-employment as a result of limited opportunities in the wage work sector. Although low relative earnings in wage/salary work could push workers with limited English proficiency into self-employment, our findings indicate barriers to this. Results suggest that workers pulled into self- employment are those with more work experience and a college degree. Workers who originate from Southern South America and Colombia have relatively high self- employment rates, while Mexico-origin workers have relatively low self-employment rates. We also uncover differences across Hispanic origin groups in terms of the influence of gender, education, and personal wealth on self-employment participation.

Url: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11187-018-9987-6

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Authors: Fisher, Monica; Lewin, Paul, A

Periodical (Full): Small Business Economics

Issue: 4

Volume: 51

Pages: 1055-1070

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

Countries: United States