This review systematically examines comparative international entrepreneurship (CIE)
research, analyzing 259 articles published in 21 leading journals from 1989 to 2010. We …

This paper reviews four decades of economics research on the brain drain, with a focus on
recent contributions and on development issues. We first assess the magnitude, intensity …

Increasing the number of high growth firms (HGFs) is now a major focus for industry policy in
developed countries. However, existing approaches are proving ineffective. Simply creating …

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 …

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 …

In this article, an innovative analytical framework for the analysis of (migrant)
entrepreneurship is presented. The approach combines the micro-level of the individual …

We measure the extent to which skilled immigrants increase innovation in the United States.
The 2003 National Survey of College Graduates shows that immigrants patent at double the …

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 …

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 …

Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic
growth and innovation. This is reflected in immigration policies, and many developed …