Migraciones
Volume 2016, Issue 40, 2016, Pages 63-92

Immigrant entrepreneurs during the economic crisis. Case studies in Madrid city [Inmigrantes emprendedores durante la crisis económica. Estudio de casos en la ciudad de Madrid] (Article)

Cebrián De Miguel J.A. , Jiménez Blasco B.C. , García R.M.R.
  • a Científico Titular del Instituto de Economía, Geografía y Demografía, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
  • b Departamento de Geografía Humana, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
  • c Departamento de Geografía Humana, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Abstract

Immigrant entrepreneurs have had to adapt or even abandon their businesses due to the impact of the economic crisis that affected consumption especially and, therefore, business activity in general. In order to appreciate the changes at this stage of significant impact of the crisis, six urban axes of the city of Madrid have been selected that have a significant presence of foreign-owned shops and services, which were studied by the authors in 2009. They were visited and analyzed again in 2015. Currently, to maintain their businesses, these so-called ethnic entrepreneurs tend to attract a wider customer base, abandoning excessive specialization while in its place improving the presence of commercial establishments and the products and services offered.

Author Keywords

Madrid Ethnic entrepreneurship Economic crisis Immigration

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Link
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ISSN: 11385774
Cited by: 1
Original Language: Spanish