Second-Generation Immigrants in the Small-Business Sector in Sweden
2014 (English)In: Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, ISSN 1556-2948, E-ISSN 1556-2956, Vol. 12, no 3, p. 210-232Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This study investigates the importance of co-ethnic employment for second-generation immigrants using data on the total population of Sweden. The analyses show that employment by parents comprises a substantial part of co-ethnic employment among young people. However, youth of Swedish origin in the small business sector are employed by parents to the same extent as second-generation immigrants. Furthermore, youth of Swedish origin are much more often employed by Swedish-born employers. Therefore, we argue that mobilization of family resources and social networks is not specific to immigrants in 'ethnic economies' but is rather part of a general small-business class strategy.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: Routledge, 2014. Vol. 12, no 3, p. 210-232
Keywords [en]
ethnic economies, second-generation immigrants, ethnic capital, coethnic employment, Sweden, small-business class, family business, labor market integration
National Category
International Migration and Ethnic Relations
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-109750DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2013.827768OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-109750DiVA, id: diva2:741185
Projects
Kompetens och kontakter: Betydelsen av olika typer av sociala relationer för etablering på arbetsmarknaden bland unga med utländsk bakgrundStrategies and Structures. A multidisciplinary study of the preconditions for entrepreneurship among immigrants in Sweden.
Funder
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2008-0854Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, 2012.02012014-08-272014-08-272017-12-05Bibliographically approved