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Immigrant Entrepreneurship: New Estimates and a Research Agenda / Saheel A. Chodavadia, Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr, Louis J. Maiden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chodavadia, Saheel A.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w32400.
- NBER working paper series no. w32400
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2024.
- Summary:
- Immigrants contribute disproportionately to entrepreneurship in many countries, accounting for a quarter of new employer businesses in the US. We review recent research on the measurement of immigrant entrepreneurship, the traits of immigrant founders, their economic impact, and policy levers. We provide updated statistics on the share of US entrepreneurs who are immigrants. We utilize the Annual Business Survey to quantify the greater rates of patenting and innovation in immigrant-founded firms. This higher propensity towards innovation is only partly explained by differences in education levels and fields of study. We conclude with avenues for future research.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- May 2024.
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