The Creative Urban Diaspora Economy: A Disparity Analysis among Migrant Entrepreneurs

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This paper highlights the ‘magic of diasporas’ - as a source of progress in a globalizing world - with special attention for migrant (or ethnic) entrepreneurship. The present study aims to identify and examine the critical critical success factors of migrant enterprises and their socio-economic implications in modern cities. We will assess the business performance of migrant entrepreneurs by employing a new analytical instrument, coined Super-Efficient Data Envelopment Analysis (Super-DEA). Next, we will offer a multidimensional visualization of the relative differences in the performance of migrant entrepreneurs by introducing a recently developed technique from the cognitive sciences, coined Self-Organizing Maps (SOMs). This analytical apparatus will be tested on the basis of a sample of Moroccan entrepreneurs in four Dutch cities, namely Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. The study will be concluded with some strategic conclusions.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. 13-106/VIII

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Entrepreneurship ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
• Subject: migrant entrepreneurship ; diaspora economy ; ethnic diversity ; foreign migrants ; economic performance ; social capital ; immigrant networks ; social networks ; Super-Efficient Data Envelopment Analysis ; Self-Organizing Maps ; SWOT analysis

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kourtit, Karima ; Nijkamp, Peter ; Arribas-Bel, Daniel
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Tinbergen Institute
• (where): Amsterdam and Rotterdam
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/87257
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET