Fairlie, Robert and Woodruff, Christopher M.. (2010) Mexican-American entrepreneurship. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Vol.10 (No.1). Article no. 10. ISSN 1935-1682

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Abstract

We conduct a comprehensive analysis of Mexican-American entrepreneurship. We find that low levels of education and wealth explain the entire gap between Mexican immigrants and non-Latino whites in business formation rates; together with language ability, these factors explain nearly the entire gap in business income. Legal status represents an additional barrier for Mexican immigrants, reducing business ownership rates by 0.7 percentage points. Human and financial capital deficiencies limit business ownership and business success among second and third-generation Mexican-Americans to a lesser extent. These findings have implications for the debates over the assimilation of Mexican-Americans in the United States.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Journal or Publication Title:	The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy
Publisher:	Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
ISSN:	1935-1682
Date:	January 2010
Volume:	Vol.10
Number:	No.1
Number of Pages:	42
Page Range:	Article no. 10
Identification Number:	10.2202/1935-1682.2479
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/45563

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