Immigration - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System

establishing the struggling young country's financial system. In The Founders and Finance: How Hamilton, Gallatin, and Other Immigrants Forged a New Economy, Thomas McCraw, the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History Emeritus at... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services; Banking

2022
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Immigration Policy Levers for U.S. Innovation and Startups

By: William R. Kerr and Sari Pekkala Kerr

Immigrants account for about a quarter of US invention and entrepreneurship despite a policy environment that is not well suited for these purposes. This chapter reviews the U.S. immigration policy environment that governs how skilled migrants move to America for... View Details

Keywords: High-tech; H1-B; Immigration; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Business Startups; Venture Capital

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11 Apr 2024
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Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains

22 Jan 2014
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High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs

17 Jun 2018
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The Great Migration and immigrant assimilation

25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

Wellesley College, herself an immigrant from Finland. “Immigrants as a group can have a dynamic effect on an economy” Kerr concludes that countries shutting the door on legal immigration are following the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

17 Jun 2020
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The Long-Term Political Influence of Immigrants

22 Jan 2014
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High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs

with higher salaries. But new research indicates that although many tech firms do tend to favor employing younger workers, older native workers are not losing their jobs as a direct result of the immigrants being hired. "We don't find... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Computer; Financial Services

08 Feb 2017
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How Immigrants Changed the Geography of Innovation

05 May 2014
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Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration

Keywords: by Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr & William F. Lincoln; Technology

01 Nov 2022
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Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

(iStockphoto/Sundry Photography) Most people agree that US immigration policy is a mess. At times, it is hard to even know what it is. Immigration policy differences divide us as a nation and produce a great... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

Vietnamese manicurists, Korean dry cleaners, Haitian cab drivers, Gujarati motel owners. Anyone who lives in an American city can see how immigrants tend to cluster in industries along ethnic lines. Is this because they are forced to by... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Transportation; Beauty & Cosmetics; Retail

21 Dec 2011
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How Immigrant Entrepreneurs Turbocharge U.S. Trade

2020
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Immigration Policy Levers for U.S. Innovation and Startups

By: William R. Kerr and Sari Pekkala Kerr

Immigrants account for about a quarter of U.S. invention and entrepreneurship despite a policy environment that is not well suited for these purposes. This chapter reviews the U.S. immigration policy environment that governs how skilled migrants move to America for... View Details

Keywords: Invention; Innovation; Startups; High-tech; Immigration; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Business Startups; Venture Capital; United States

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10 Jun 2022
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What the Research Really Says about American Immigration

07 Dec 2015
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Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

2013
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Immigration and Employer Transitions for STEM Workers

By: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr

We analyze the career trajectories of STEM workers and firm-level hiring of immigrants using the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) database of the US Census Bureau. We find STEM career adjustments during periods of abnormally high immigration into the... View Details

Keywords: Nationality; Employment; Immigration

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