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Immigration Policy Levers for US Innovation and Startups / Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pekkala Kerr, Sari.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w27040.
- NBER working paper series no. w27040
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2020.
- Summary:
- Immigrants account for about a quarter of US invention and entrepreneurship despite a policy environment that is not well suited for these purposes. This chapter reviews the US immigration policy environment that governs how skilled migrants move to America for employment-based purposes. We discuss points of strain in the current system and potential policy reforms that would likely increase the rate of innovation and the number of startups due to immigrants in the country. Key areas include adjustments to the allocation of permanent residency visas, adjustments to the H-1B visa program, and the creation of an immigrant startup visa.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- April 2020.
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