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. …

A common finding in the entrepreneurship literature is that business creation increases in recessions. This counter …-cyclical pattern is examined by separating business creation into two components: "opportunity" and "necessity" entrepreneurship … entrepreneurship, there are many challenges to creating a definition that is both objective and empirically feasible. We propose an …

We study the impact of improved rail access on entrepreneurship rates in England and Wales. We use data from the Census … support local entrepreneurship and economic activity, contributing to regional development and reducing economic inequality. …

attempt to attract immigrant entrepreneurs. Not surprisingly, a large body of research on immigrant entrepreneurship has … fundamental immigrant entrepreneurship issues as well as the empirical methods and data used. The main themes we address are … immigrant entrepreneurs’ contributions to the economy, entrepreneurship differences across groups and group differences in …

shape equilibrium entrepreneurship in an occupational choice model. Differential social insurance of entrepreneurial and … labor risk is found to be statistically significant and detrimental to entrepreneurship. The crowding-out effect of public … production of private goods on entrepreneurship dominates the crowding-in effect of public production of public goods in the OECD …

I exploit the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), which legalized millions of Hispanic migrants in the USA … public schools with greater exposure to IRCA migrants. This effect is driven by increased Hispanic enrollment, while whites …, to study the impact of immigrant legalization on schooling outcomes. Although undocumented migrants are entitled to …