Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the U.S..

Intro -- IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE U. S. -- IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE U. S. -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 HIGH-TECH IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1.0. INTRODUCTION -- 2.0. POLICY CONTEXT -- 2.1. Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth -- 2.2. Immigration -- 3.0. THEORETICAL CONTEXT -- 3.1. Recognition of Entrepreneurial Opportunity -- 3.2. Exploitation of Entrepreneurial Opportunity -- 4.0. PRIOR RESEARCH -- 4.1. Immigrant Entrepreneurship in General -- 4.2. High-Tech Immigrant Entrepreneurship -- 5.0. DATA AND METHODS -- 5.1. The American Corporate Statistical Library (A CSL) -- 5.2. 2007 SBA High-Impact Company Study -- 5.3. Definition of Survey Population -- 5.4. Survey Method -- 5.5. Analytic Methods -- 6.0. FINDINGS -- 6.1. Profile of Immigrant Founded Firms (IFCs) -- 6.2. Profile of Immigrant Founders -- 6.3. Gender and Race of Founders -- 7.0. RESEARCH AND POLICY AGENDA -- 7.1. Key Policy Issues -- 7.2. Areas for Further Research -- 8.0. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIX 1. HIGH-TECHNOLOGY SICS (3 DIGIT) -- APPENDIX 2. QUESTIONNAIRE -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 ESTIMATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF IMMIGRANT BUSINESS OWNERS TO THE U.S. ECONOMY -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- DATA -- The 2000 Census -- Matched Current Population Survey, 1996-2007 -- Characteristics of Business Owners, 1992 -- COMPARISON OF MEASURES OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND IMMIGRATION -- BUSINESS OWNERSHIP -- Source Countries -- Education, Industry and State Contributions -- BUSINESS FORMATION -- Education, Industry, and State Contributions -- BUSINESS INCOME, SALES, AND EMPLOYMENT -- Source Countries, Education, Industry, and State -- Sales and Employment -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- INDEX -- Blank Page.