We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. Immigrant groups in the United … States cluster in specific business sectors. For example, the concentration of Korean self-employment in dry cleaners is 34 … entrepreneurship. Empirical evidence from the United States supports our model's underlying mechanisms. …

policies on assimilation. In our model, ethnic individuals choose between 1. entrepreneurship, 2. assimilating to the native …

Received literature on immigrant entrepreneurship describes ethnic firms as founded to meet the needs of an ethnic …