The economic importance of migrant entrepreneurship: An application of data envelopment analysis in The Netherlands

In the Anglo-Saxon literature in the past decade, much attention has been paid to theeconomic importance of ethnic (migrant) entrepreneurship. This type of self-employmentappears to provide a vital and creative contribution to the urban economy. The risingsize and importance of ethnic entrepreneurship has recently prompted much policyand research interest regarding migrant business in Europe. Also in The Netherlands thisnew phenomenon is increasingly recognised and regarded as an interesting focus forthe city’s Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) policy. Migrant entrepreneurs do not onlyhave a s... Mehr ...