%0 Report
        %A Mahuteau, Stephane
%A Piracha, Matloob
%A Tani, Massimiliano
%A Vaira-Lucero, Matias
        %T Immigration Policy and Entrepreneurship
        %D 2011
        %8 2011 Dec
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 6238
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6238
        %X 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.
        %K migration
%K immigration policy
%K entrepreneurship