Emprendimiento, inmigrantes y municipios rurales: el caso de España

Claudio Mancilla, Lourdes Viladomiu-Canela and Carlos Guallarte-Nuez

Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales, 2010, vol. 10, issue 2

Abstract: Many rural areas have experienced Development downturn throughout most of the 20th century. Usually, immigrants have been considered as labour force. However, they often choose to become entrepreneurs. Relevant literature suggests evidences that immigrants are more entrepreneurially active than local inhabitants. The objective of this study is to verify how local conditions in rural areas as well as characteristics of immigrants influence individuals to become entrepreneurs. The results indicate that an immigrant has a higher likelihood of becoming an entrepreneur. Residing in a rural community positively influences the likeliness of being involved in entrepreneurial activities; however this is mainly true for Spaniards, since immigrants are not influenced by rurality

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital; M13; O18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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