Guerrero, MaribelMandakovic, VesnaApablaza, MauricioArriagada, Verónica2022-03-152022-03-152021Guerrero, M., Mandakovic, V., Apablaza, M. et al. Are migrants in/from emerging economies more entrepreneurial than natives?. Int Entrep Manag J 17, 527–548 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-020-00714-6https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-020-00714-6http://hdl.handle.net/11447/5724The academic debate in migrant entrepreneurship has mainly focused on movements from emerging economies into developed economies. Anecdotal evidence has suggested that the highest impact is generated by migrants in/from emerging economies. To extend this academic discussion in the Latin-American context, this study investigates why migrants are more entrepreneurial than natives. By adopting the human capital and the institutional approach, we theorize that individual and environmental conditions produce selection/discrimination effects in the host labour market. Consequently, these effects influence migrants’ decision to become entrepreneurs. We tested our hypotheses using a sample of 13,368 adults between the ages of 18–64 based across the 16 Chilean regions. Our results showed that being a high-skilled migrant in a dynamic emerging economy is not a guarantee of success in the labour market, but it is a determinant of international and necessity-driven entrepreneurship. Several implications and a provocative discussion emerged from these findings.enHuman capitalInstitutional economicsMigrant entrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship qualityInternationalizationEmerging economiesArticle