Intergenerational transmission in immigrant self-employment Evidence from three generations

This paper presents the first study of intergenerational transmissions in immigrant self-employment across three generations. Based on a Swedish data set, the results show that having a self-employed father, as well as having a self-employed grandfather, has a positive effect on self-employment prop...

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Published inSmall business economics Vol. 34; p. 261
Main Authors Andersson, Lina (current name Aldén, Lina), Hammarstedt, Mats
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2010
Subjects
Business and economics
Economics
Ekonomi
Immigrants
Intergenerational transmission
Nationalekonomi
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
Self-employment
SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Summary:This paper presents the first study of intergenerational transmissions in immigrant self-employment across three generations. Based on a Swedish data set, the results show that having a self-employed father, as well as having a self-employed grandfather, has a positive effect on self-employment propensities for male third-generation immigrants. For native Swedes having a self-employed father is of importance for self-employment propensities, while having a self-employed grandfather is not. Evidently, there appears to be a generational link in self-employment across three generations for immigrants, but not for natives. Since immigrants transfer general self-employment abilities, third-generation immigrants with self-employed ancestors are overrepresented in self-employment. Many of them, however, are not necessarily in the same business line as their fathers. In contrast, when natives transfer general self-employment abilities, their offspring tend to become self-employed in the same business
ISSN:0921-898X
1573-0913
DOI:10.1007/s11187-008-9117-y