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Migración internacional de retorno y emprendimiento: revisión de la literatura

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  • Luis Miguel Tovar Cuevas
  • María Teresa Victoria Paredes

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Este artículo revisa la literatura nacional e internacional sobre la relación entre migración de retorno y emprendimiento. Presenta las causas de la migración de retorno y las teorías que la explican. Además, describe los resultados de los trabajos revisados, y compara las metodologías y los datos utilizados en los estudios más representativos. Por último, señala lo que se sabe del tema y los vacíos que persisten, y hace recomendaciones para investigaciones futuras.

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  • Luis Miguel Tovar Cuevas & María Teresa Victoria Paredes, 2013. "Migración internacional de retorno y emprendimiento: revisión de la literatura," Revista de Economía Institucional, Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Economía, vol. 15(29), pages 41-65, July-Dece.
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    Keywords

    migración de retorno; emprendimiento; autoempleo; migración international;
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    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions

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