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Immigrants have been documented to be overrepresented among the self-employed in several OECD countries. However, self-employment can take a broad variety of forms – from solo self-employment to small businesses to high-growth ventures. This paper reviews existing research examining the determinants, performance, and contributions of immigrant entrepreneurship, paying special attention to the challenges and recent developments in distinguishing among various types of self-employment.
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Lofstrom, M., Wang, C. (2022). Immigrant Entrepreneurs. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_97-1
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