We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. Immigrant groups in the United … times greater than other immigrant groups, and Gujarati-speaking Indians are similarly 108 times more concentrated in … entrepreneurship. Empirical evidence from the United States supports our model's underlying mechanisms. …

Immigrants account for about a quarter of US invention and entrepreneurship despite a policy environment that is not … creation of an immigrant startup visa …

employer businesses in the US. We review recent research on the measurement of immigrant entrepreneurship, the traits of …Immigrants contribute disproportionately to entrepreneurship in many countries, accounting for a quarter of new … immigrant founders, their economic impact, and policy levers. We provide updated statistics on the share of US entrepreneurs who …

We study entrepreneurship and growth through the lens of U.S. cities. Initial entrepreneurship correlates strongly with … damped entrepreneurship across several generations. Proximity to historical mining deposits is associated with reduced … entrepreneurship for cities in the 1970s and onward in industries unrelated to mining. We use historical mines as an instrument for our …

immigrant communities in the United States for identification. The latter instruments are developed by combining panel variation …