A Review of Transnational Migrant Entrepreneurship: Perspectives on Unequal Spatialities

Sandoz Laure (), Mittmasser Christina (), Riaño Yvonne () and Piguet Etienne ()
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Sandoz Laure: University of Neuchâtel Geography Institute nccr – on the move Espace Tilo-Frey 1 2000 Neuchâtel Switzerland
Mittmasser Christina: University of Neuchâtel Faculty of Letters and Humanities Institute of Geography Espace Tilo-Frey 1 2000 Neuchatel Switzerland
Riaño Yvonne: University of Neuchâtel Faculty of Letters and Humanities Neuchatel Switzerland
Piguet Etienne: University of Neuchâtel Faculty of Letters and Humanities Neuchatel Switzerland

ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography, 2022, vol. 66, issue 3, 137-150

Abstract: The spatialities of migrant entrepreneurship have changed dynamically in recent decades. Movements and exchanges transcend national borders more than ever, and transnational migrant entrepreneurship has become a burgeoning field of research. Yet, knowledge is dispersed across disciplines, and an understanding of contemporary spatialities is limited. We review 155 articles published in English, French, German, and Spanish since 2009, thereby providing an overview of existing knowledge on transnational migrant entrepreneurship and suggesting avenues for future research. We identify five current topical areas of research: (1) the business advantages of transnational migrant entrepreneurship, (2) the determinants of becoming a transnational migrant entrepreneur, (3) the transnational networks of migrants, (4) the economic impacts of transnational migrant entrepreneurship on home and host countries, and (5) whether local environments enable or deter entrepreneurial success. Building on our synthesis of the most recent literature, we propose three crucial dimensions which have been under-researched in past and current work, and which address the diversity of geographical locations, spatial connections, and spatial mobilities involved in transnational migrant entrepreneurship. Moreover, we put forward a set of questions for future research which will advance a comprehension of unequal opportunities among transnational migrant entrepreneurs.

Keywords: Transnationalism; Entrepreneurship; Migration; Mobility; Spatiality; Inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1515/zfw-2021-0004

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