This paper analyzes in how far immigration affects firm formation at the regional level. For this purpose, we exploit a … panel regressions suggest that immigration had a positive impact on regional firm formation. The most likely mechanisms … demonstrates that immigration induced changes in local labor supply can partially be absorbed by the creation of firms. …

The paper examines the impact of immigration on innovation. We exploit an immigrant placement policy which took place … negative impact on innovations. Instead, our panel estimates suggest that immigration had no or even a positive impact on …

The paper contributes to the ongoing debate about the adequate technique to identify the impact of immigration …. Initially the regression analysis on the basis of education-experience cells reveals that the impact of immigration on native … classification criterion may lead to an underestimation of the impact of immigration …

The paper contributes to the ongoing debate about the adequate technique to identify the impact of immigration …. Initially the regression analysis on the basis of education-experience cells reveals that the impact of immigration on native … classification criterion may lead to an underestimation of the impact of immigration. -- Labour market impact of migration ; skill …