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312 gap statements mined from Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 4,991 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Ghana’s evacuation programme, financial support measures, and returnee entrepreneurship database (GBC Ghana Online, 2026) provide one example of how future research might examine the role of institutional support in helping displaced entrepreneurs re-establish their businesses. Whether this dynamic operates in the same way across different institutional settings remains uncertain.

    Constrained Agency Under Existential Threat: Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Expulsion · 2026 · DOI

  • To date, there lacks systematic data on the number and nature of employment opportunities in smaller communities, and future research is needed to accurately document and assess underemployment of skilled newcomers outside of gateway cities.

    Attracting and Retaining Immigrants Outside of Gateway Cities: The Importance of Economic Opportunities and Amenities in the Smaller Communities of Ontario, Canada · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need for a nuanced reading of technology's potential to resolve disparities. The research emphasizes the importance of considering the intersectional discrimination based on gender and precarious legal status.

    “My Phone Is Like My Office”: Refugee Women’s Social Media Entrepreneurship in Dar‐es‐Salaam · 2026 · DOI

  • Structural inequalities and limited access to resources faced by African descendant entrepreneurs. The lack of digital and business literacy among these entrepreneurs. The underrepresentation of African descendant entrepreneurs in decision-making roles within stakeholders' bodies.

    Black Entrepreneurship and DEI: Profiles and Challenges of African Descendant Entrepreneurs Within the Portuguese Ecosystem · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research should explore whether occupational trajectories change with more time spent in Austria. Therefore, further analysis and confirmation by future studies is needed for some of the findings.

    Occupational Trajectories of Refugees in Austria: The Role of Co-ethnic and Native Social Networks in Job Searches · 2026 · DOI

  • Lack of access to mainstream job market. Limited support for immigrant women who are trying to start their own businesses.

    Everyday political ecology of food: A literature-based ethnography on South Asian Women (SAW) food entrepreneurs in Toronto · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need for more research on the experiences of immigrant women in the food industry. There is a need for more research on the intersection of employment and food ecology.

    Everyday political ecology of food: A literature-based ethnography on South Asian Women (SAW) food entrepreneurs in Toronto · 2026 · DOI

  • While these observations emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, they highlight enduring systemic vulnerabilities that warrant further research, particularly regarding how immigrant youth navigate employment challenges across different economic cycles.

    Parental Influence in Careers Education: Perspectives of Immigrant Parents and Careers Advisors in Aotearoa New Zealand · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should continue to explore the agency of older migrant women using intersectional approaches. Future research should investigate the intersectional dynamics of gender, migration, and age in the context of older migrant women.

    Researching the agency of older migrant women: the potential of intersectional approaches · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a need to focus on the multifaceted challenges and potentials of older migrant women.

    Researching the agency of older migrant women: the potential of intersectional approaches · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should deepen understanding of how power, race, and epistemology intersect to shape the valuation of “skill” in contemporary migration regimes. Comparative analyses across provinces and sectors could reveal how varied regulatory contexts influence integration outcomes.

    Merit, Migration, and Marginalization: Exploring the Skilled Migration Paradox Through the Lived Experiences of Racialized Immigrants in Canada · 2026 · DOI

  • The research highlights the need for more studies on the intersection of tourism industry and migration.

    Eternal Waiting. Mobility, solidarity and migration in touristified Naples · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should examine the experiences of male workers in the beauty industry. Further study is needed on the impact of regional discrimination on the experiences of migrant workers. Research should explore the development of policies and programs to address the challenges faced by women migrant workers.

    Vulnerable migrant women and beauty care in the city of Hyderabad · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on the experiences of women migrant workers from northeast India in the beauty industry. The study aims to address this gap by analyzing the intersecting identities of these women and their experiences of precarity and discrimination.

    Vulnerable migrant women and beauty care in the city of Hyderabad · 2026 · DOI

  • The foundation faces limited internal expertise in entrepreneurship. The lack of entrepreneurial expertise hinders growth and reduces the effectiveness of management decisions.

    International Migration and Social Entrepreneurship: The Role of the Insan-Leilek Foundation in Supporting Migrants from Kyrgyzstan · 2026 · DOI

  • Collectively, the narratives contained within this book—including others not mentioned in this review—expose intrinsic connections between memory, identity, place, and healing that need to be explored in higher education to develop strategies for helping students, especially refugee students, access their trauma and heal it away from the context within which it occured.

    Jaffer, T., & Mouallem, O. (Eds.). (2024). Back where I came from: On culture, identity, and home. Book Hug Press. · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should focus on exploring the complex links between Asia and Europe through more nuanced and interdisciplinary approaches. There is a need for more research on the cultural and social implications of migration and cultural exchange between the two regions.

    Sociological Connections Between Asia and Europe: Bridging Theories and Case Studies · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need for more interdisciplinary research on the Asia-Europe nexus. Prior work has focused on the economic and political aspects of the region, but there is a lack of research on the sociological links between the two regions.

    Sociological Connections Between Asia and Europe: Bridging Theories and Case Studies · 2026 · DOI

  • No precise figures are available regarding the number of Türkiye-origin migrants living in Haarlem. Identifying migrant communities on an ethnic basis is difficult. Systematic databases that would allow the construction of a sampling frame are often lacking.

    The Perspective and Integration of Turks in the Netherlands Towards Other Immigrants. (The Case of the City of Haarlem) · 2026 · DOI

  • Prior research has found that post-migrant workers in Indonesia have a relatively high entrepreneurial intention but limited realization of entrepreneurial behavior.

    Intention–Behavior Gap in Post-Return Entrepreneurship of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Japan: A Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) Approach · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of a pedagogical framework that translates migration experiences into entrepreneurial competencies - The oversight of experiential, relational and contextual learning embedded in migratory trajectories in entrepreneurship education - The need for a more inclusive approach to entrepreneurship education that addresses the unique experiences of migrant…

    Making migration-embedded learning visible for inclusive entrepreneurship education · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research could explore the experiences of other refugee women in different contexts, - Research could investigate how social media can be used to support refugee women's entrepreneurship in other…

    “My Phone Is Like My Office”: Refugee Women’s Social Media Entrepreneurship in Dar‐es‐Salaam · 2026 · DOI

  • The discussion of findings adopts a binary approach to gender and origin, - The sample size is limited to 200 entrepreneurs, - The research focuses on the Portuguese…

    Black Entrepreneurship and DEI: Profiles and Challenges of African Descendant Entrepreneurs Within the Portuguese Ecosystem · 2025 · DOI

  • Second, we explore the cultural repertoires available to immigrants in articulating their claims of belonging in the under-explored context of states with a legacy of ethnic nationalism, demonstrating that the relative success of these cultural repertoires in facilitating immigrants’ belonging reflects their alignment with an enduring conception of Czech national identity that emphasizes shared language, ancestry…

    Privileged, ambivalent, or contested? How cultural repertoires facilitate different forms of belonging among immigrants in Czechia · 2026 · DOI

  • A comparison of the types of problems encountered by entrepreneurial students and successful professional entrepreneurs.

    Understanding the Nature of Ethnic Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Literature Review · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Future research should explore whether occupational trajectories change with more time spent in Austria (“Occupational Trajectories of Refugees in Austria: The Role of Co-ethnic and…”, 2026); (2) There is a need for more research on the experiences of immigrant women in the food industry (“Everyday political ecology of food: A literature-based ethnography on South…”, 2026); (3) Future research should continue to explore the agency of older migrant women using intersectional approaches (“Researching the agency of older migrant women: the potential of intersectional…”, 2026); (4) Future research should deepen understanding of how power, race, and epistemology intersect to shape the valuation of “skill” in contemporary migration regimes (“Merit, Migration, and Marginalization: Exploring the Skilled Migration Paradox…”, 2026); (5) Future research should examine the experiences of male workers in the beauty industry (“Vulnerable migrant women and beauty care in the city of Hyderabad”, 2026). 312 gap statements have been mined from Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 4,991 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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