We measure the extent to which skilled immigrants increase innovation in the United States by exploring individual …

time spent in the urban environment (and thus learning), or job changes. The evidence suggests that both these processes …

impact of immigration on entrepreneurial activity. Immigrants, we hypothesize, facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship by … capital not immediately valued in the U.S. labor market is useful for learning new skills. Because immigrants face a lower … immigrants (even if they are not self-employed) may prove to be areas in which entrepreneurship and innovation are easier to …

States during the 1990's, I examine the incidence and intensity of organizational innovation and the factors associated with … investments in organizational innovation. Past profits tend to be positively associated with organizational innovation. Employers … being part of a multi-establishment firm) are more likely to invest in organizational innovation. Investments in human …