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Trends in self-employment among white and black men : 1910 - 1990
Fairlie, Robert W.; Meyer, Bruce D. - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001391987
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Gender differences in business performance : evidence from the characteristics of business owners survey
Fairlie, Robert W.; Robb, Alicia M. - 2009
Using confidential microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau, we investigate the performance of female-owned businesses, making comparisons to male-owned businesses. Using regression estimates and a decomposition technique, we explore the role that human capital, especially through prior work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003840206
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Mexican entrepreneurship : a comparison of self-employment in Mexico and the United States
Fairlie, Robert W. (contributor);  … - 2006
Nearly a quarter of Mexico's workforce is self employed. In the United States, however, rates of self employment among Mexican Americans are only 6 percent, about half the rate among non-Latino whites. Using data from the Mexican and U.S. population census, we show that neither industrial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003375894
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Gender differences in business performance : evidence from the characteristics of business owners survey
Fairlie, Robert W. (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003765659
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Mexican entrepreneurship : a comparison of self-employment in Mexico and the United States
Fairlie, Robert W.; Woodruff, Christopher - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003093398
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Gender differences in business performance : evidence from the characteristics of business owners survey
Fairlie, Robert W. (contributor);  … - 2008
Using confidential microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau, we investigate the performance of female-owned businesses making comparisons to male-owned businesses. Using regression estimates and a decomposition technique, we explore the role that human capital, especially through prior work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003759326
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Indian entrepreneurial success in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom
Fairlie, Robert W.; Krashinsky, Harry A.; … - 2013
Kingdom and Canada -- we examine the performance of Indian entrepreneurs and explanations for their success. We find that … Canada, Indian entrepreneurs have average earnings slightly below the national average but they are more likely to hire … Canada and the United Kingdom contributing less to their entrepreneurial success. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010212363
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Does immigration hurt African-American self-employment?
Fairlie, Robert W.; Meyer, Bruce D. - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000646580
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Racial differences in labor market transitions and the Great Recession
Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W.; Xu, Huanan - 2016
Labor force transitions are empirically examined using CPS data matched across months from 1996-2012 for Hispanics, African-Americans and whites. Transition probabilities are contrasted prior to the Great Recession and afterwards. Estimates indicate that minorities are more likely to be fired as...
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Taking the leap : the determinants of entrepreneurs hiring their first employee
Fairlie, Robert W.; Miranda, Javier - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522197