Immigration policy and entrepreneurship

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This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia's immigration policy, introduced in the mid-1990s, on migrants' probability of becoming entrepreneurs. The policy change consists of stricter entry requirements and restrictions to welfare entitlements. The results indicate that those who entered under more stringent conditions - the second cohort - have a higher probability to become self-employed, than those in the first cohort. We also find significant time and region effects. Contrary to some existing evidence, time spent in Australia positively affects the probability to become self-employed. We discuss the intuitions for the results and their policy implications.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6238

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Truncated and Censored Models; Switching Regression Models ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
• Subject: immigration policy ; entrepreneurship ; migration ; Migrationspolitik ; Unternehmensgründung ; Migranten ; Australien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Mahuteau, Stéphane ; Piracha, Matloob ; Tani, Massimiliano ; Lucero, Matias Vaira
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2011

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/58959
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-201202285070
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET