by Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr - Publications - Faculty & Research

Entrepreneurship,” written with his wife Sari Pekkala Kerr, a labor economist at Wellesley College. The paper uses a unique new database to track immigrants’ entrepreneurial... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Oct 2016
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are unrelated to the increased urbanization of the unorganized sector. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51739 October 3, 2016 Harvard Business Review Immigrants Play a Disproportionate Role in American Entrepreneurship By: View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Dec 2015
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Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

clustering affect the American economy as a whole? Harvard Business School’s William R. Kerr sets out to explore those questions, and their implications for US immigration... View Details

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

06 Jun 2024
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How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

opportunities,” says Kerr. That kind of legal support mattered “rather significantly,” he says. “Likewise, the placement of younger arrivals into the US school systems was very important for their education and social integration.” Kerr... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

10 May 2022
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Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay

areas, but there are fewer success stories today. At the macro level, the profit squeeze is just hard.” The working paper was co-written by HBS doctoral student Innessa Colaiacovo; Margaret Dalton, an analyst at the Center for Economic... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

industries where firms have higher SASB-identified sustainability disclosure. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52664 Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: A Review of Recent Literature By: Kerr, View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Aug 2012
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Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines Authors:Edward L. Glaeser, Sari Pekkala Kerr, and William View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Aug 2016
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August 9, 2016

insurance expenditure is approximately 1.9. Overall, our results suggest that UI has a beneficial effect on the economy by decreasing its sensitivity to shocks. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51410... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC

Immigrant Entrepreneurship

Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration

Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey

Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of US Firms

Immigrant Entrepreneurship in America: Evidence from the Survey of Business Owners 2007 & 2012

Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: A Review of Recent Literature

Global Talent Flows

Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines

High-Skilled Migration and Agglomeration

Whose Job Is It Anyway? Co-Ethnic Hiring in New US Ventures

The Consequences of Entrepreneurial Finance: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

October 18, 2016

Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay

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