Ethnic group size, linguistic isolation, and immigrant entrepreneurship in the USA

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 389-404

  Mora, Marie T ^a   Dávila, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

English proficiency; Ethnic markets; Immigrant entrepreneurship; Self employment

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LANGUAGE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26844513756     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620500275612     Document Type: Article

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