In this chapter we analyze immigration and its effect on urban and regional economies focusing on productivity and labor markets. While immigration policies are typically national, the effects of international migrants are often more easily identified on local economies. The reason is that their...

In this chapter we analyze immigration and its effect on urban and regional economies focusing on productivity and labor markets. While immigration policies are typically national, the effects of international migrants are often more easily identified on local economies. The reason is that their...

Contents: Foreword / Russell S. Sobel -- 1. Introduction / Gregory M. Randolph -- 2. Creating the environment for entrepreneurship through economic freedom / Joshua C. Hall, Robert A. Lawson, and Saurav Roychoudhury -- 3. The role of public policy in entrepreneurship and migration / Pavel A....