Education correlates strongly with most important social and economic outcomes such as
economic success, health, family stability, and social connections. Theories of stratification …

We study immigrant entrepreneurship in 2007 and 2012 using the Survey of Business
Owners. First-generation immigrants create about 25% of new firms in America, but this …

We study optimal spatial policies in a quantitative trade and geography framework with
spillovers and spatial sorting of heterogeneous workers. We characterize the spatial …

The recent success of populist candidates in the UK and Continental Europe has sparked a
major debate between those who view populism as a reaction of the economically 'left …

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers are fundamental inputs
for innovation, the main driver of productivity growth. We identify the long-run effect of STEM …

We address the fundamental question arising in geographical economics: why do economic
activities agglomerate in a small number of places? The main reasons for the formation of …

Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and
well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an …

Generating electricity from renewable sources is more expensive than conventional
approaches but reduces pollution externalities. Analyzing the tradeoff is much more …

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| Cohesion, Results-Orientation and Smart Specialisation PHILIP McCANN New Horizons in …

A growing body of research is making links between diversity and the economic
performance of cities and regions. Most of the underlying mechanisms take place within …