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IZA: Immigration and Entrepreneurship Research Report

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IZA research paper on immigration and entrepreneurship: 59 pages of evidence on immigrant founders, cited in NIW-style arguments.

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An IZA discussion paper from October 2013 that reviews economics research on immigrant entrepreneurship and its contribution to the host economy. It summarizes U.S. evidence on business ownership, startup activity, income, sales, employment, payroll, and sector and state concentration, using ACS, CPS, and SBO data. The paper also outlines immigrant-group differences, business performance, crowd-out, spillovers, and diversity.

Key points

  • The paper is an IZA discussion paper, No. 7669, dated October 2013.
  • It reviews economics literature on immigrant entrepreneurship and the host economy.
  • U.S. ACS estimates: 2.4 million immigrant business owners, 18.2% of all owners.
  • Immigrants are 16.3% of the U.S. workforce and have an 11.0% ownership rate vs 9.6% for U.S.-born.
  • CPS-based estimates: immigrants are 24.9% of new business owners and have a 0.51% monthly formation rate.
  • Immigrant-owned businesses generate $121 billion in business income, 15.0% of the U.S. total.
  • SBO tables show immigrant-owned firms account for 10.0% of total sales and 9.9% of total employment.
  • The paper highlights concentration by source country, education, industry, and states such as California, New York, Florida, and Texas.

What is inside

  1. Abstract
  2. 1. Introduction
  3. 2. Contribution to the Economy
  4. 3. Business Ownership
  5. Tables 1-7

When it helps

This serves as background evidence on the economic role of immigrant entrepreneurs, including ownership, startup, income, employment, and industry concentration. It does not present a case petition; it provides literature review context and empirical benchmarks.

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