@book{4d67eaa97a824ddc95c7bb09992625f7,
title = "Immigration policy and entrepreneurship",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "immigration policy, entrepreneurship, migration",
author = "St{\'e}phane Mahuteau and Matloob Piracha and Massimiliano Tani and Lucero, {Matias Vaira}",
year = "2011",
language = "English",
series = "IZA discussion paper",
publisher = "Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)",
number = "6238",
}