A Macro View of Hispanic Self-Employment in the 2000s
A Macro View of Hispanic Self-Employment in the 2000s
This chapter provides an overview of the changing entrepreneurial tendencies among the Hispanic population in the first decade of the 2000s, which sets the stage for more detailed topics discussed later in the book. In particular, the chapter points out that the growing size of the Hispanic population as well as rising self-employment rates explain the recent growth in in the number of Hispanic-owned businesses. This chapter also presents information on the heterogeneity of the Hispanic population by highlighting the differences that existed across regions, industries, and ethnic subgroups. In addition, the chapter makes note of the importance of the business cycle when studying Hispanic entrepreneurship.
Keywords: Hispanic entrepreneurs, Hispanic self-employment, Hispanic-owned businesses, self-employment and business cycles, Hispanic heterogeneity, occupations of self-employed Hispanics
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