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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...
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Immigration and Entrepreneurship
Fairlie, Robert W.; Lofstrom, Magnus - 2015
Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic growth and innovation. This …
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Creativity over Time and Space - A Historical Analysis of European Cities
Serafinelli, Michel; Tabellini, Guido - 2021
Creativity is often highly concentrated in time and space, and across different domains. What explains the formation and decay of clusters of creativity? We match data on notable individuals born in Europe between the XIth and the XIXth century with historical city data. The production and...
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Skill, Innovation and Wage Inequality: Can Immigrants be the Trump Card?
Das, Gouranga Gopal; Marjit, Sugata - 2018
that helps low-skilled labor is conducive for controlling inequality and raising wage. Skilled talent-led innovation could … embedded in talented immigrants targeted for innovation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011872139
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Skill, Innovation and Wage Inequality: Can Immigrants be the Trump Card?
Das, Gouranga Gopal; Marjit, Sugata; Kar, Mausumi - 2019
that helps low-skilled labor is conducive for controlling inequality and raising wage. Skilled talent-led innovation could … embedded in talented immigrants targeted for innovation. Empirical verification using a VAR regression model in the context of … immigration facilitates innovation with favorable impact on reducing wage-gap. …
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Immigrant Entrepreneurship
Pekkala, Sari; Kerr, William R. - 2016
We examine immigrant entrepreneurship and the survival and growth of immigrant-founded businesses over time relative to native-founded companies. Our work quantifies immigrant contributions to new firm creation in a wide variety of fields and using multiple definitions. While significant...
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