Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/90116 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 7669
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic growth and innovation. This is reflected in immigration policies and many developed countries have created special visas and entry requirements in an attempt to attract immigrant entrepreneurs. Not surprisingly, a large body of research on immigrant entrepreneurship has developed over the years. In this chapter we provide an overview of the economics literature with respect to some of the most 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 entrepreneurial success.
Subjects: 
entrepreneurship
self-employment
innovation
immigrants
immigration
JEL: 
J15
J18
J31
J38
J61
L26
M13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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