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The immigration crisis in Europe and the challenges of social and economic integration of
immigrants has become a relevant subject to advanced economies. This communication aims to
enhance the knowledge base about the immigrant’s entrepreneurial propensity. To explore this
topic the paper examines the gender, age, education, área of study and previous experience of
immigrants in Portugal, assesses the individual’s entrepreneurial propensity, and evaluates
whether that propensity is related to the immigrant’s characteristics.
The paper uses a quantitative approach, based on an online survey sent to immigrants whose
hosting country is Portugal. The data collection process was carried out between March and
September 2020 and the final sample considered for analysis was 100.
The results show that many immigrants have already launched their own businesses, and most
of them intend to do it in the future. The effective propensity to invest is mainly influenced by
gender and age while the potential entrepreneurial intention is independent of the immigrants'
characteristics.
The results suggest that gender (men) and age (middle-aged) lead to an effective propensity to
invest. Therefore, policymakers can increase economic activities by developing and deploying
specific programs according to immigrants’ demographics in order to encourage them to
launch new ventures.
This study brings new empirical data to examine the level of association between the effective
propensity to invest and the potential entrepreneurial intention with some personal factors of
the immigrants in Portugal. It theoretically conceptualizes that immigrants of certain gender
and age are more predispose to invest.
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Keywords
Immigrants Immigrant entrepreneurship Profile Propensity to entrepreneurship Portugal
Citation
Bernardino, S., Freitas Santos, J. & Casarin, E. (2021). Does immigrants’ characteristics shape the predisposition to entrepreneurship?. 14th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business- “Contemporary Business Concepts and Strategies in the new Era”, Virtual, 22-23 September, 2021, ISBN: 978-9963-711-90-1, 100-112;