NILS Working paper no 179. Immigration policy and entrepreneurship
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Date
2011
Authors
Mahuteau, Stephane
Piracha, Matloob
Tani, Massimiliano
Vaira Lucero, Matias
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National Institute of Labour Studies
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Abstract
This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australias 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 intuitions for
the results in the paper.
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Employment, Immigration and emigration, Government policy, Entrepreneurship
Citation
Mahuteau, S.; Piracha, M.; Tani, M.; Lucero, M. 2011. Immigration policy and entrepreneurship. Working Paper No. 179/2011.