Self-employment among male immigrants in Denmark

This paper investigates whether or not the self-employment choice is different among ethnic Danish men and male immigrants from less developed countries. The main issue is to determine whether or not the large incidence of self-employment among immigrants can be explained by past difficulties in finding wage-employment, by comparative advantage in self-employment, or simply by demographic and macroeconomic factors. The results clearly indicate that ethnicity and past experience of unemployment increase the likelihood of entering into self-employment.