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Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms
Kerr, Sari Pekkala; Kerr, William R.; Lincoln, William F. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2014
We study the impact of skilled immigrants on the employment structures of U.S. …firms using matched employer … speci…cations …find rising overall employment of skilled workers with increased skilled immigrant employment by …firm …. Employment expansion is greater for younger natives than their older counterparts, and departure rates for older workers appear …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744599
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Heterogeneous technology diffusion and ricardian trade patterns
Kerr, William R. - 2016
Migration and trade are often linked through ethnic networks boosting bilateral trade. This study uses migration to quantify the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The framework provides the first panel estimates connecting country-industry productivity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568775
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The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying
Kerr, William R.; Lincoln, William F.; Mishra, Prachi - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2014
How is economic policy made? In this paper we study a key determinant of the answer to the question: lobbying by fi…rms. Estimating a binary choice model of …firm behavior, we fi…nd signifi…cant evidence for the idea that barriers to entry induce persistence in lobbying. The existence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744596
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Immigrant Entrepreneurship
Pekkala, Sari; Kerr, William R. - 2016
using multiple definitions. While significant research effort has gone into understanding the economic impact of immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011584896
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Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns
Kerr, William R. - 2016
Migration and trade are often linked through ethnic networks boosting bilateral trade. This study uses migration to quantify the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The framework provides the first panel estimates connecting country-industry productivity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011584915
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The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and US Ethnic Invention
Kerr, William R.; Lincoln, William F. - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - 2008
This study evaluates the impact of high-skilled immigrants on US technology formation. Specifically, we use reduced-form specifications that exploit large changes in the H-1B visa program. Fluctuations in H-1B admissions levels significantly influence the rate of Indian and Chinese patenting in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754945
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Ethnic Scientific Communities and International Technology Diffusion
Kerr, William R. - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - 2005
exploit exogenous changes in US immigration quotas. Consistent with a model of sector reallocation, output growth in less … developed economies is facilitated by employment gains, while more advanced economies experience sharper increases in labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754963
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The Agglomeration of US Ethnic Inventors
Kerr, William R. - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - 2008
The ethnic composition of US inventors is undergoing a significant transformation - with deep impacts for the overall agglomeration of US innovation. This study applies an ethnic-name database to individual US patent records to explore these trends with greater detail. The contributions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005237019
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The Ethnic Composition of US Inventors
Kerr, William R. - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - 2007
The ethnic composition of US scientists and engineers is undergoing a significant transformation. This study applies an ethnic-name database to individual patent records granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to document these trends with greater detail than previously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005818698
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Immigrant entrepreneurship
Pekkala Kerr, Sari; Kerr, William R. - 2016
using multiple definitions. While significant research effort has gone into understanding the economic impact of immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011565661