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The COVID-19 pandemic and migrant entrepreneurship: Responses to the market shock

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  • Ekaterina Vorobeva

    (University of Bremen, Germany.)

  • Léo-Paul Dana

    (Dalhousie University, Canada.)

Abstract

The economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced existing inequalities in the business market. Typically facing numerous structural constraints, during the ongoing crisis migrant entrepreneurs appear to be at greatly heightened risk. Applying Davidsson’s and Gordon’s (2016) classification of crisis responses to the realm of migrant entrepreneurship, the current article intends to shed some light on what coping strategies are used by self-employed migrants when economic shocks arise. Four types of responses, namely, disengagement, delay, compensation, and adaptation, as well as their combination were identified in business practices of African entrepreneurs in Finland. The responses prove to be tightly linked to disrupted transnational business networks, limitations of technological solutions, and restricted access to funding and assistance.

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  • Ekaterina Vorobeva & Léo-Paul Dana, 2021. "The COVID-19 pandemic and migrant entrepreneurship: Responses to the market shock," Migration Letters, Migration Letters, vol. 18(4), pages 477-485, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:mig:journl:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:477-485
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v18i4.1400
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    Cited by:

    1. Andrea Tkacova & Beata Gavurova & Katarina Melasova & Peter Snopko, 2022. "Unemployment in the Context of Minimum Wage Concept in Slovakia," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 10(1), pages 395-407, September.
    2. Andrej Privara, 2022. "Economic growth and labour market in the European Union: lessons from COVID-19," Oeconomia Copernicana, Institute of Economic Research, vol. 13(2), pages 355-377, June.
    3. Dana, Léo-Paul & Salamzadeh, Aidin & Mortazavi, Samira & Hadizadeh, Morteza & Zolfaghari, Mahnaz, 2022. "Strategic Futures Studies and Entrepreneurial Resiliency: A Focus on Digital Technology Trends and Emerging Markets," TEC Empresarial, School of Business, Costa Rica Institute of Technology (ITCR), vol. 16(1), pages 87-100.

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