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Self-employment: does parental cultural diversity matter?

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  • Marianna Marino
  • Pierpaolo Parrotta

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We find evidence that parents with different cultural background favour self-employment experiences of their children. The effect of parental cultural diversity turns out to be stronger for children with no siblings or having at least a parent with universitary degree.

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  • Marianna Marino & Pierpaolo Parrotta, 2015. "Self-employment: does parental cultural diversity matter?," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(14), pages 1108-1115, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:22:y:2015:i:14:p:1108-1115
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2015.1005810
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