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  • 18 Nov 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying

Keywords: by William R. Kerr, William Lincoln & Prachi Mishra
  • 10 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 10

Approaches and Evidence By: Kerr, William R. Abstract—High-skilled immigrants are a very important component of U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship. Immigrants account for roughly a quarter of U.S. workers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

2018 Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences By: Hanson, Gordon H., William R. Kerr, and Sarah Turner, eds. Abstract—Immigration policy is one of the most... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 12 Sep 2007
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Ethnic Composition of U.S. Inventors

Keywords: by William R. Kerr
  • 28 Feb 2014
  • HBS Seminar

Paula Stephan, Georgia State Univ and NBER

  • Forthcoming
  • Article

Geographies of Discontent: Public Service Deprivation and the Rise of the Far Right in Italy

By: Simone Cremaschi, Paula Rettl, Marco Cappelluti and Catherine E. De Vries
Electoral support for far-right parties is often linked to geographies of discontent. We argue that public service deprivation, defined as reduced access to public services at the local level, plays an important role in explaining these patterns. By exploiting an... View Details
Keywords: Election Outcomes; Electoral Behavior; Political Affiliation; Political Culture; Public Service; Political Elections; Policy; Government and Politics; Surveys; Geographic Location; Immigration; Europe; Italy
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  • 21 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 21

Opportunities: Optimal Taxation when Children's Abilities Depend on Parents' Resources Authors:Alexander Gelber and Matthew Weinzierl Abstract Empirical research suggests that parents' economic resources affect their children's future earnings abilities. Optimal tax... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Oct 2016
  • HBS Case

Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste

Council, author of the white paper Wasted; Emily Broad Leib of the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, co-author with Gunders of The Dating Game; and Tristram Stuart, author of the book Waste. The issue is more than just an academic... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage
  • 30 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 30

U.S. Multinational Firm Activity Authors:C. Fritz Foley and William R. Kerr Abstract This paper studies the impact that immigrant innovators have on the global activities of U.S. firms by analyzing detailed data on patent applications and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Economics of Space

    Public Finance

    Donald Trump and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act | Matthew C. Weinzierl and Robert... View Details

    • 25 Jan 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    A Few Firms Have Outsized Influence in D.C.

    in the twisted web of Washington fundraising and lobbying that can definitively prove dollar x bought result y. Perhaps that's why there has been such little empirical research among economists on the issue. "The whole perspective of how firms influence View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • December 2006 (Revised March 2008)
    • Case

    The European Union in the 21st Century

    By: J. Gunnar Trumbull
    Focuses on the challenges facing the European Union in 2006. Following the French and Dutch referendums in 2005, the fate of the European Constitution is in jeopardy. Ten new accession countries have just joined the EU, with Turkey in the beginning stages of the... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Growth; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government Administration; European Union
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    • 14 Feb 2023
    • HBS Case

    Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis

    lately, Sweden doesn’t seem as traditionally Swedish. The far-right Sweden Democrat party finished second in September’s election, touting an anti-immigrant campaign. The party’s parliamentary votes will influence the nation’s policies in... View Details
    Keywords: by Lane Lambert
    • 02 Jan 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    10 Trends to Watch in 2024

    The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 2017
    • Article

    High-Skilled Migration and Agglomeration

    By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden and Christopher Parsons
    This paper reviews recent research regarding high-skilled migration. We adopt a data-driven perspective, bringing together and describing several ongoing research streams that range from the construction of global migration databases, to the legal codification of... View Details
    Keywords: Migration; Talent; Diaspora; Agglomeration; Diasporas; Industry Clusters; Talent and Talent Management; Immigration
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    Curriculum - Case Method Project

    First Bank of the United States Democracy, Sovereignty, and the Struggle over Cherokee Removal (1836) This case describes how the United States (and its colonial precursors) set policies with respect to Native Americans, from first... View Details
    • 03 Oct 2023
    • HBS Case

    Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff

    unavoidable. In such situations, companies can mitigate the hidden costs if executives develop specific policies to follow in downsizing and make everyone aware of the company’s approach and its commitment to acting fairly for all... View Details
    Keywords: by Ben Rand; Telecommunications; Technology; Financial Services; Manufacturing
    • Web

    Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

    Influence: High 1900 19 8.8 million immigrants arrive throughout decade Cities expand Population grows from 76 to 92 million Rural Free Delivery routes added Influence: Medium 10 1910 19 Anti-immigration sentiment peaks during WWI Great... View Details
    • Web

    Managing the Future of Work

    government, and individual decision making to explore the data and ideas that should drive the next wave of immigration policy and business practice. Reports Building From the Bottom Up By: Joseph B. Fuller... View Details
    • 31 Oct 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Why the Largest Minority Group Faces the Most Hate—and How to Push Back

    systemic racism, the findings could inform policy approaches that prevent discrimination. Tabellini wrote the paper with Mina Cikara, associate professor of psychology at Harvard University, and Vasiliki Fouka, assistant professor of... View Details
    Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds