We present a novel theory that immigrants facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship by being willing and able to … observationally equivalent natives. Areas with large numbers of immigrants may therefore lead to more entrepreneurship and innovation …

observationally equivalent natives. Areas with large numbers of im-migrants may therefore lead to more entrepreneurship and innovation …We present a novel theory that immigrants facilitate innovation and entrepreneur-ship by being willing and able to …

migrants move to America for employment-based purposes. We discuss points of strain in the current system and potential policy … reforms that would likely increase the rate of innovation and the number of startups due to immigrants in the country. Key …

We estimate differences in innovation behavior between foreign versus U.S.-born entrepreneurs in high-tech industries … characteristics and innovation activities. We find uniformly higher rates of innovation in immigrant-owned firms for 15 of 16 … different innovation measures; the only exception is for copyright/trademark. The immigrant advantage holds for older firms as …

We estimate differences in innovation behavior between foreign versus U.S.-born entrepreneurs in high-tech industries … characteristics and innovation activities. We find uniformly higher rates of innovation in immigrant-owned firms for 15 of 16 … different innovation measures; the only exception is for copyright/trademark. The immigrant advantage holds for older firms as …

that being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates …

being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates the …