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Immigration and new firm formation: Evidence from a quasi-experimental setting in Germany

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This paper analyzes in how far immigration affects firm formation at the regional level. For this purpose, we exploit a placement policy in Germany in the 1990s for immigrants of German origin from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Our panel regressions suggest that immigration had a positive impact on regional firm formation. The most likely mechanisms driving this result are labor supply-side effects and positive implications of cultural diversity. Overall, our paper demonstrates that immigration induced changes in local labor supply can partially be absorbed by the creation of firms.

ISBN
978-3-86788-915-5
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 787

Classification
Wirtschaft
International Migration
Entrepreneurship
Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
Subject
immigration
placement policy
economic impact
firms

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Jahn, Vera
Steinhardt, Max Friedrich
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
(where)
Essen
(when)
2018

DOI
doi:10.4419/86788915
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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Jahn, Vera
  • Steinhardt, Max Friedrich
  • RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung

Time of origin

  • 2018

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