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  • 2015
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Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration

By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr and William F. Lincoln
Firms play a central role in the selection, sponsorship, and employment of skilled immigrants entering the United States for work through programs like the H-1B visa. This role has not been widely recognized in the literature, and the data to better understand it have... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Human Capital; Immigration; Innovation and Invention; United States
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Kerr, Sari Pekkala, William R. Kerr, and William F. Lincoln. "Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration." In Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 15, edited by William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, 115–152. University of Chicago Press, 2015.
  • 12 Mar 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization

Excerpt   Second, I wanted to demonstrate the relative importance of business compared to governments and other institutional actors in building global capitalism. In both the historical and economics literatures, firms are typically... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Pharmaceutical
  • 20 Feb 2013
  • News

Thanking Veterans Online

government agency that delivered benefits to veterans through offline channels required a DD 214—and an in-person visit—in order to prove their status and to claim benefits. "The current status quo is horribly unjust to veterans," said... View Details
Keywords: veterans; identity; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services; Retail Trade

    Marty Blue

    Electric Vehicle’s battery health. Marty is a Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group where she is working with companies in the Automotive Sector. She is currently an Expert at the Harvard Innovation Labs and is a former... View Details
    Keywords: Fitness & Sports;#68;#Transportation & Logistics;#20;#Ecommerce
    • 15 Nov 2016
    • News

    Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India

    says the second-year MBA student. “I believe an indigenous company that understands the way India works will be better able to tackle the complex problems that drive up costs.” Bhandari points to innovations such as telemedicine, which... View Details
    • 01 Oct 2001
    • News

    Porter Directs New Institute at HBS

    the institute will work closely with other academic institutions and nonprofit organizations. Some of the ISC's major projects include Baltic Rim Competitiveness, the Innovation Index, the Global Competitiveness Report, Environmental... View Details
    Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
    • 04 Feb 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: February 4

    This exercise reveals that international capital flows are mainly shaped by government decisions and sovereign-to-sovereign transactions. Specifically, we show (i) international capital flows net of View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
    • 03 Dec 2015
    • Op-Ed

    How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

    Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details
    Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy
    • 21 May 2019
    • News

    Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

    New weather patterns brought on by climate change will require updated farming practices, effective water management, and innovative pest and disease management in the Midwest and around the globe. Increasingly, the business community is... View Details
    Keywords: Agriculture
    • 01 Dec 2006
    • News

    Enron’s Legacy

    for corporate boards. The yes answer reflects the fact that many productive aspects of corporate governance and control that have proven effective in the private-equity industry were noticeably absent at Enron. If Enron’s board (which was... View Details
    Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Enron; Finance
    • Web

    Women, Work, and the “M” Word - Blog: Health Supplement

    Practitioners Topics Topics Biotech/pharma Care Delivery Clinical Trials Digital Health Global Health Health Care Entrepreneurship Health Care Innovation Health Care Investment Health Care at HBS Insurance/payor Medical... View Details
    • 08 Jan 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]

    government in the past: trying to resuscitate ailing industries and nurture new ones. This approach did not actually work. What the government ought to do, instead, is address the systematic weaknesses in... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
    • 27 Sep 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: September 27

      PublicationsThe Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators Authors:Jeffrey H. Dyer, Hal B. Gregersen, and Clayton M. Christensen Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract Some people are just natural... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 09 Jul 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off

    Corporations have responded to society's plea to provide innovative solutions to deep-seated problems of human misery. Organization and management scholarship can play an important role in understanding and guiding this corporate action.... View Details
    Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh
    • 04 Sep 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

    economy, and their influence keeps growing. In 2017, for instance, America’s ten largest tech hubs accounted for 58% of U.S. patents. Globally, cities such as Tokyo, Paris, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Seoul produced a similar proportion. The increased geographic... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 05 May 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: May 5, 2009

    Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for survival. Indeed, the current global... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 09 Sep 2013
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics

    A few years ago, Joseph B. Lassiter traveled to San Francisco, Houston, and New York to hold discussions with Harvard alumni on the topic of business and the environment. Each time, he surveyed the audience about the touchy subject of climate change and how society... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 24 Apr 2014
    • News

    Recasting environmentalism as a smart financial investment

    A former managing director and partner for Goldman Sachs, where he spent 24 years, Mark Tercek (MBA 1984) is inspired by the opportunity to help businesses, governments, and environmental organizations work together in new, innovative... View Details
    • 16 Feb 2016
    • First Look

    February 16, 2016

    experience. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50573 2015 Shaping Entrepreneurial Mindsets: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Leadership Development Design Thinking and View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 23 Mar 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: March 23

    and responding to adverse drug reactions suggests that only government regulators are in a position to integrate case report and statistical analysis. Despite the appeal of fragmented post-market drug safety studies, centralization may be... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
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