We review the extensive literature since 2000 on the personality traits of entrepreneurs. We
first consider baseline personality traits like the Big-5 model, self-efficacy and …

Abstract The United States has long been perceived as a land of opportunity for immigrants.
Yet, both in the past and today, US natives have expressed concern that immigrants fail to …

Highly skilled workers play a central and starring role in today's knowledge economy.
Talented individuals make exceptional direct contributions—including breakthrough …

From a rising young economist, an examination of innovation and success, and where to
find them in America. An unprecedented redistribution of jobs, population, and wealth is …

We review the growing literature on the political economy of immigration. First, we discuss
the effects of immigration on a wide range of political and social outcomes. The existing …

This is not to say that economics has a monopoly when it comes to factors that affect science
or in providing a lens for examining science. Other disciplines—and their foci—contribute …

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 a reform that granted European cross-border workers free access to the Swiss
labor market and had a stronger effect on regions close to the border. The greater …

This study evaluates the impact of high-skilled immigrants on US technology formation. We
use reduced-form specifications that exploit large changes in the H-1B visa program. Higher …

The topic of immigrant entrepreneurship has gained considerable attention in social and
policy circles around the world. Likewise, research on it has grown significantly over the past …