by Sari Pekkala Kerr and <strong>William R. Kerr</strong> - Publications - Faculty & Research

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

18 Oct 2016
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October 18, 2016

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

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

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

25 Jun 2018
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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

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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2020
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Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC

By: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr

Networking and the giving and receiving of advice outside of one's own firm are important features of entrepreneurship and innovation. We study how immigrants and natives utilize the potential networking opportunities provided by CIC, formerly known as the Cambridge... View Details

Keywords: Immigrants; Networking; Advice; Entrepreneurs; Inventors; Start-up Employees; Venturing; Co-working; Agglomeration; Immigration; Entrepreneurship; Networks; Innovation and Invention; Social and Collaborative Networks

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2019
Working Paper

Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC

By: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr

Networking and the giving and receiving of advice outside of one’s own firm are important features of entrepreneurship and innovation. We study how immigrants and natives utilize the potential networking opportunities provided by CIC, formerly known as the Cambridge... View Details

Keywords: Immigrants; Networking; Advice; Entrepreneurs; Inventors; Start-up Employees; Venturing; Co-working; Agglomeration; Immigration; Entrepreneurship; Networks; Innovation and Invention; Social and Collaborative Networks

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2024
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Age at Immigrant Arrival and Career Mobility: Evidence from Vietnamese Refugee Migration and the Amerasian Homecoming Act

By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr and Kendall Smith

We study the long-run career mobility of young immigrants, mostly refugees, from Vietnam who moved to the United States during 1989-1995. This third and final migration wave of young Vietnamese immigrants was sparked by unexpected events that culminated in the... View Details

Keywords: Vietnam; Vietnam War; Assimilation; Immigration; Refugees; Age; Outcome or Result; Personal Development and Career; Viet Nam

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July 2015
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Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms

By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr and William F. Lincoln

We study the impact of skilled immigrants on the employment structures of U.S. firms using matched employer-employee data. Unlike most previous work, we use the firm as the lens of analysis to account for a greater level of heterogeneity and the fact that many skilled... View Details

Keywords: Firms; Scientists; Engineers; Inventors; H-1B; Age; Employment; Immigration; United States

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22 Jan 2014
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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

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

Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC

Immigrant Entrepreneurship

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

Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines

Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey

Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration

Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of US Firms

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

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August 9, 2016

First Look: August 21

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

Immigration and Employer Transitions for STEM Workers

Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC

Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC

Age at Immigrant Arrival and Career Mobility: Evidence from Vietnamese Refugee Migration and the Amerasian Homecoming Act

Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms

High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs