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Gender, Ethnicity, and Self-Employment: A Multilevel Analysis across US Metropolitan Areas

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  • Qingfang Wang

    (Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28262, USA)

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Rates of self-employment differ among ethnic groups, between men and women, and by place. Using the 2000 5% Public Use Microdata Samples and hierarchical regression modeling, I examine in this study how metropolitan labor-market characteristics influence the probability of self-employment among non-Hispanic whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians in the United States, separately for men and women. The results show that, after controlling for individual-level characteristics, metropolitan labor-market characteristics—including macroeconomic conditions, overall business structure, ethnic composition, and residential segregation—significantly influence self-employment patterns across ethnic and gender groups.

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  • Qingfang Wang, 2009. "Gender, Ethnicity, and Self-Employment: A Multilevel Analysis across US Metropolitan Areas," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 41(8), pages 1979-1996, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:41:y:2009:i:8:p:1979-1996
    DOI: 10.1068/a41145
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    1. Qingfang Wang, 2010. "Immigration and Ethnic Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Study in the United States," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(3), pages 430-458, September.

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