We measure the extent to which skilled immigrants increase innovation in the United States by exploring individual … in the population increases patents per capita by 6%. This could be an overestimate of immigration's benefit if immigrant …

We combine firm-level innovation data with area-level Census data to examine the relationship between local workforce … characteristics, especially the presence of immigrants and local skills, and the likelihood of innovation by firms. We examine a range … of innovation outcomes, and test the relationship for selected subgroups of firms. We find a positive relationship …

We combine firm-level innovation data with area-level Census data to examine the relationship between local workforce … characteristics, especially the presence of immigrants and local skills, and the likelihood of innovation by firms. We examine a range … of innovation outcomes, and test the relationship for selected subgroups of firms. We find a positive relationship …

about the extent to which the character of immigration varies as well. There is much broader geographic variation in the … immigration, the presence of immigrant children in schools, and the effect of immigration on the age, sex, language, and …

achieving national objectives regarding immigration. These changes stem primarily from the belief that skill-based immigrants do …

than women to gain admission on the basis of immigration criteria related to labor market considerations rather than family … female immigration flows. Therefore, our findings of similar patterns for men and women and of the key role played by … national origin both suggest that factors other than immigration policy per se are important contributors to the observed skill …

We estimate the impact of immigration on the wages of natives in Ireland applying the technique proposed by Borjas … suggest that care should be exercised when applying this method as inaccurate impressions of the impact of immigration on …

Learning about the impact of immigration on the labor market outcomes of natives is a topic of major concern for … immigrant-receiving countries. There exists an extensive literature evaluating the impact of immigration on the employment and … of immigration on native workers. Instead, using data from Spain, where the immigrant population has risen from 4 percent …