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4.1 Introduction 4.1 Introduction
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4.2 Data 4.2 Data
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4.3 Self-employment Rates and Industry Composition Differences 4.3 Self-employment Rates and Industry Composition Differences
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4.3.1 Industry Comparison 4.3.1 Industry Comparison
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4.4 Are Mexican Immigrants Different Than Mexico Residents? 4.4 Are Mexican Immigrants Different Than Mexico Residents?
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4.5 The Determinants of Self-employment in Mexico and the United States 4.5 The Determinants of Self-employment in Mexico and the United States
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4.6 Predicted Self-employment Rates in Mexico and the United States 4.6 Predicted Self-employment Rates in Mexico and the United States
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4.6.1 Decomposition of the Mexico-u.s. Gap in Self-employment 4.6.1 Decomposition of the Mexico-u.s. Gap in Self-employment
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4.2.6 Predicted Self-employment Rates in Mexico 4.2.6 Predicted Self-employment Rates in Mexico
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4.6.3 Predicted Self-employment Rates of Mexican Immigrants in the United States 4.6.3 Predicted Self-employment Rates of Mexican Immigrants in the United States
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4.7 Some Additional Evidence on Low Self-employment Rates in the United States 4.7 Some Additional Evidence on Low Self-employment Rates in the United States
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4.8 Conclusions 4.8 Conclusions
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References References
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4 Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States
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Published:June 2007
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Abstract
This chapter explores several possible explanations of the lower rates of self-employment among Mexican immigrants in the United States. One possibility is that self-employment propensities of Mexican immigrants may be lower because the socioeconomic characteristics of Mexican workers in the United States differ systematically from those of Mexican workers who remain in Mexico. However, the differences in observed characteristics (such as education and age) between the two groups explain little of the gap between self-employment rates in Mexico and self-employment rates among Mexicans in the United States. Although the industrial distribution of workers differs between the two countries, these differences cannot account for the self-employment gap. The analysis suggests instead that barriers created by English language difficulties and legalization status may help to explain part of the relatively low rates of self-employment among Mexican immigrants.
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