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Innovation and Authority in Franchise Systems: An Empirical Exploration of the Plural Form

Lewin-Solomons, S. - Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge - 2000

The co-existence of franchised and company-owned stores influences the dynamic of innovation in franchise systems as well as the balance of power between franchisees and their chain. We report on case studies of five franchise system. We focus on how innovation and authority are interrelated in...

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The Impact of Cultural Diversity on Innovation: Evidence from Dutch Firm-Level Data

Ozgen, Ceren - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2011

employ low-skilled migrants, we use the local number of restaurants with foreign cuisines and the historical presence of …

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Tennessee: Recent Immigration Patterns

Livingston, Steven G. - In: Global Commerce 17 (2011) 2, pp. 1-6

While we have devoted great attention to the expanding flow of trade and investment into this state, perhaps it's time to take a look at the flow of people as well.

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The Impact of Cultural Diversity on Innovation: Evidence from Dutch Firm-Level Data

Ozgen, Ceren; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

employ low-skilled migrants, we use the local number of restaurants with foreign cuisines and the historical presence of …

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Chinese Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: Effects of Post-Tiananmen Immigration Policy

Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline; Kerr, Emily - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

. Relative to immigrants from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea – countries not covered by the post-Tiananmen immigration policy … green card has a significant positive effect on skilled migrants' labor market outcomes. …

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The Effects of Naturalization on Immigrants’ Employment Probability (France, 1968–1999)

Fougère, Denis; Safi, Mirna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Naturalization is usually regarded as an important sign of civic and political integration amongst immigrants, but it can also be seen as a factor of their economic integration. The aim of this study is to analyze the naturalization phenomenon in France and examine its link with the...

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How Much Does Immigration Boost Innovation?

Hunt, Jennifer; Gauthier-Loiselle, Marjolaine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

in the population increases patents per capita by 6%. This could be an overestimate of immigration's benefit if immigrant …

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The Heterogeneous Labor Market Effects of Immigration

Wagner, Mathis - Collegio Carlo Alberto, Università degli Studi di Torino - 2009

In this paper I provide estimates of the impact of immigration on native wage and employment levels (rather than on … effects in the service sector and large native employment increases in manufacturing due to immigration. This heterogeneous … response is explained by large increases in output in manufacturing, due to a high elasticity of product demand, as immigration …

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Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial? Distinctions by Entry Visa

Hunt, Jennifer - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Using the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, I examine how immigrants perform relative to natives in activities likely to increase U.S. productivity, according to the type of visa on which they first entered the United States. Immigrants who first entered on a student/trainee visa or a...

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Re-Examining the Earnings Assimilation of Immigrants

Galloway, Taryn Ann - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2008

Studies on the earnings assimilation of immigrants have traditionally focused exclusively on immigrants in employment. However, given evidence of immigrants' difficulties in entering and remaining in the labor market, restricting the population to those in employment may entail a selection bias....

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