The roles of immigrants and foreign students in US science, innovation, and entrepreneurship / [edited by] Ina Ganguli, Shulamit Kahn, Megan MacGarvie.
Contributor(s): Ganguli, Ina [editor.] | Kahn, Shulamit Beth [editor.] | MacGarvie, Megan [editor.].
Series: Publisher: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, ©2020Description: 237 p: 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780226695624.Subject(s): Skilled labor -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Congresses | Students, Foreign -- United States -- Congresses | Foreign workers -- United States -- Congresses | Immigrants -- United States -- Congresses | Technological innovations -- Demographic aspects -- United States -- Congresses | Science and industry -- United States -- Congresses | Entrepreneurship -- United States -- Congresses | United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects -- Congresses | United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- CongressesGenre/Form: Conference papers and proceedings. | Print books.Summary: "Although the U.S. is home to just 4.4 percent of the world's population, it is by far the most attractive destination for skilled immigrants. Indeed, more than a quarter of all STEM jobs in the health care, information, finance, and education industries are held by immigrants. Engaging original empirical analysis of new data, this volume's contributions shows the links between immigration policy in determining who can come into the country and the rate of innovation among immigrants. The research also brings into focus the relationship between high-skilled immigration and entrepreneurship and to differences between immigrant and native entrepreneurs. The contributors look at both immigrants who come here for work and those who come originally for education"--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Papers from a workshop organized by the National Bureau of Economic Research and held at Cambridge, MA, on 27 April 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"Although the U.S. is home to just 4.4 percent of the world's population, it is by far the most attractive destination for skilled immigrants. Indeed, more than a quarter of all STEM jobs in the health care, information, finance, and education industries are held by immigrants. Engaging original empirical analysis of new data, this volume's contributions shows the links between immigration policy in determining who can come into the country and the rate of innovation among immigrants. The research also brings into focus the relationship between high-skilled immigration and entrepreneurship and to differences between immigrant and native entrepreneurs. The contributors look at both immigrants who come here for work and those who come originally for education"--