TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Mahuteau, Stephane
AU  - Piracha, Matloob
AU  - Tani, Massimiliano
AU  - Vaira-Lucero, Matias
        TI  - Immigration Policy and Entrepreneurship
        PY  - 2011/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 6238
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6238
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - migration
KW  - immigration policy
KW  - entrepreneurship
        ER  -