Essays about: "Martina Frykholm"

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  1. 1. The Cultural Effect - Evidence of Transnational and Intergenerational Transmission of Preferences for Self-Employment in Europe

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Oliver Tovatt; Martina Frykholm; [2012]
    Keywords : immigrant self-employment; culture; transmission of preferences;

    Abstract : This paper examines the effect of culture on self-employment among European immigrants. Using self-employment rate in the country of origin as a proxy for culture and defining the cultural effect on self-employment as transnational and intergenerational transmission of preferences for self-employment, we test the hypothesis that higher self-employment rate in the country of origin increases the probability of being self-employed. READ MORE