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How diverse can spatial measures of cultural diversity be? : results from Monte Carlo simulations on an agent-based model

Arribes-Bel, Daniel; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2014 - Version: April 17, 2014

Cultural diversity is a complex and multi-faceted concept. Commonly used quantitative measures of the spatial distribution of culturally-defined groups 'such as segregation, isolation or concentration indexes' are often only capable of identifying just one aspect of this distribution. The...

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Migrant entrepreneurship and new urban economic opportunities

Nijkamp, Peter; Şahín, Medíha; Baycan Levent, Tüzin - 2009

systematically assess the conditions for successful entrepreneurship of migrants. …

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The urban growth potential of second-generation migrant entrepreneurs : a sectoral study on Amsterdam

Baycan Levent, Tüzin; Nijkamp, Peter; Şahín, Medíha - 2009

particular the way – and the extent to which – the choice for entrepreneurship is made by higher-educated young ethnic …

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Embeddedness of entrepreneurs in rural areas : a comparative rough set data analysis

Akgün, Aliye Ahu; Nijkamp, Peter; Baycan Levent, Tüzin; … - 2009

This study aims to identify the critical factor(s) that determine the embeddedness level (EL) of rural entrepreneurs. In order to achieve this aim, existing applied studies on the embeddedness of entrepreneurs undertaken in different rural areas were systematically collected to create a database...

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Spatial activity and labour market patterns

Russo, Giovanni; Reggiani, Aura; Nijkamp, Peter - 2005

The spatial activity patterns of firms in a multi-regional system are closely connected with the structure and evolution of regional labour markets. Based on an extensive data set (cross-section) on commuting flows in Germany, this paper aims to identify the relationship between entrepreneurial...

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Ethnic entrepreneurship and migration : a survey from developing countries

Doen, Marthen L. n; Gorter, Cees; Nijkamp, Peter; … - 1998

This paper explores the phenomenon of ethnic entrepreneurship and migration in developing countries. Our focus is on …

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In search of ethnic entrepreneurship opportunities in the city : a comparative policy study

Delft, Hadewijch van; Gorter, Cees; Nijkamp, Peter - 1999

initiatives based on self-reliance principles for ethnic groups. Against this background ethnic entrepreneurship has become a … emphasis on ethnic entrepreneurship seeks to exploit the economic potential and opportunities instead of focusing on the … problems minorities encounter when entering the labour market. In ethnic entrepreneurship, this potential can be utilised in a …

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Entrepreneurial migration and regional opportunities in developing countries

Ndoen, Marthen L.; Gorter, Cees; Nijkamp, Peter; … - 2000

This paper aims to investigate the entrepreneurial migrants’ preferences for a location for businessactivities in developing countries. In the modelling framework six socio-economic and six socio-cultural variables are used in this study to investigate the migrants’ propensity to stay at...

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Motivations and performance conditions for ethnic entrepreneurship

Masurel, Enno; Nijkamp, Peter; Tastan, Murat; Vindigni, … - 2001

Ethnic entrepreneurship has become a popular concept in a modernmulti-cultural society. This paper seeks to offer an … overview of thepotential of ethnic entrepreneurship for solving inter alia thestructural unemployment problems of ethnic groups …

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In search of ethnic entrepreneurship opportunities in the city : a comparative policy study

Delft, Hadewijch van; Gorter, Cees; Nijkamp, Peter - 1999

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