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Do the Falling Earnings of Immigrants Apply to Self‐employed Immigrants?

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It is well known that the earnings of recent cohorts of immigrant men have fallen further behind native‐born men. Using several years of Canadian Census data, this study finds that immigrants have turned to self‐employment at a much faster rate than the native born. In addition, the earnings gap between self‐employed immigrant and native‐born men has not grown with successive cohorts, but rather has followed a cyclical movement: narrowing at the peak, and widening in times of weaker economic activity. However, immigrants choosing self‐employment still face challenges, as their earnings are far below native‐born earnings, and convergence is a lengthy process.

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  • Marc Frenette, 2004. "Do the Falling Earnings of Immigrants Apply to Self‐employed Immigrants?," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 18(2), pages 207-232, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:labour:v:18:y:2004:i:2:p:207-232
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1121-7081.2004.00265.x
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