A Study on the Organization, Activities and Changes of the Ethnic Enclave Economy in Korea: Focusing on Foreign Self-Employed Workers

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The aim is to explore the characteristics and changes of ethnic enclave economies run by foreign self-employed workers in Korea.
Conducted interviews with 27 foreign self-employed workers across 12 ethnic enclave areas in Korea.
Examined the mobilization of four types of capital: economic, human, cultural, and social.
Analyzed differences in consumption based on the number of foreigners and economic scale of the enclaves.
The study found that immigrant self-employment reflects individual economic adaptation.
Variations in consumption were noted based on regional factors, but no differences were found by ethnicity in terms of capital mobilization.
Highlights the need for policy interventions in startup support and language assistance for foreign workers.

Qualitative study explores ethnic entrepreneurship in foreign self-employed workers, suggesting policy improvements.

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Youngsool Kim (2026) studied this question.

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