@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp6238,
            	author={Mahuteau, Stephane and Piracha, Matloob and Tani, Massimiliano and Vaira-Lucero, Matias},
            	title={Immigration Policy and Entrepreneurship},
            	year={2011},
	month={Dec},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={6238},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6238},
	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={migration;immigration policy;entrepreneurship},
            }