by William R. Kerr - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

School Professor William R. Kerr. “Nationalistic policies have gained strength all around the world,” Kerr says, pointing to Brexit in the UK and strains caused View Details

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

31 Aug 2016
News

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

05 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

The Changing Face of American Innovation

new research based on patent and trademark data by Harvard Business School professor William Kerr drills down to further identify the probable ethnic composition of U.S.... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Technology

26 Oct 2018
News

Research Shows Immigrants Help Businesses Grow. Here’s Why.

08 May 2023
Research & Ideas

How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs

William Kerr. In a new paper, Kerr and his collaborators shed light on how discrimination affects fundraising, and ways crowdfunding sites, entrepreneurs, and investors can take action. Minority business... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

22 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs

the older worker is shown to the door," said Harvard Business School Associate Professor William R. Kerr, who recently cowrote a working paper called Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of US... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Computer; Financial Services

17 Dec 2018
News

The Innovation Engine

27 May 2015
News

Studies Find Angels Significantly Impact Success Of Funded Companies

04 Apr 2022
News

Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities

30 Jun 2010
News

The VC Shakeout

1996
Thesis

Limits on Interest Rate Rules in Macroeconomic Models Governed by Price Stickiness and Rational Expectations

By: William R. Kerr

Keywords: Interest Rates; Macroeconomics; Mathematical Methods

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21 Nov 2011
News

What Impact Would H-1B Visa Reform Have on a Company's Ability to Create Jobs and Innovate?

20 Jan 2011
News

Tribes still matter

25 Jul 2012
News

Answers to Your Questions on Skilled Immigration

18 Oct 2018
News

Why Global Talent Clusters Around Cities

18 Oct 2016
First Look

October 18, 2016

Ejaz, Arti Grover Goswami, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the spatial organization and efficiency of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jul 2018
News

Future Of Work: Artificial Intelligence, Leadership & Why Business Education Must Adapt

03 Feb 2015
News

What's missing in America's immigration debate

23 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

they experienced from growth prior to the 1960s. Download the working paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14539 The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and U.S. Ethnic Invention Authors:William R. View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Aug 2013
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