Race and entrepreneurial success : Black-, Asian-, and white-owned businesses in the United States /

Title:

Race and entrepreneurial success : Black-, Asian-, and white-owned businesses in the United States /

Author:

Fairlie, Robert W.

Published:

Cambridge, Mass. : c2008.

Format:

Book

Institution:

Emmanuel College

Contents:

1. Introduction : Racial patterns in business outcomes : Outline of this book ; Main Findings of the research -- 2. Racial disparities in business ownership and outcomes : Racial differences in business ownership ; Recent trends in business ownership ; Racial trends over the twentieth century ; Explanations for racial differences in business ownership ; Trends in the number of minority-owned businesses ; Comparison of SBO/SMOBE and CPS estimates ; Racial patterns and trends in business outcomes ; Racial differences in business outcomes: Evidence from CBO ; Estimates from other business-level data sources ; Differences across Asian and Latino groups ; Conclusions -- 3. The determinants of small business success : Education ; Family-business background ; Evidence from the CBO on intergenerational links in business ownership ; Work experience in family businesses ; Business inheritances ; Intergenerational links, Family-business backgrounds, and business success ; Other forms of business human capital ; Identifying the determinants of business outcomes: Regression results ; Educational effects ; The effects of family-business background on outcomes ; Other forms of business human capital ; Profits ; Gender issues ; Examining the sensitivity of results to alternative sample definitions ; Correcting for missing data: Multiple imputation ; Startup capital ; Industry ; Startup capital and industry estimates ; Age of the business ; Conclusions ; Appendixes : Estimating the intergenerational transmission in business ownership.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

Emmanuel Main Stacks
HD2358.5.U6 F35 2008 – Available