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      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      Global Talent and U.S. Immigration Policy

      By: William R. Kerr
      Talent is a critical resource for today’s knowledge economy. The United States has benefited substantially from high-skilled migration since the 1970s, especially with respect to innovation and entrepreneurship. This chapter reviews data on these immigrant...  View Details
      Keywords: Global Talent Flows; Immigration; Policy; Talent And Talent Management; Global Range; United States
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      Kerr, William R. "Global Talent and U.S. Immigration Policy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-107, April 2020.
      • 2018
      • Book

      High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences

      By: Gordon H. Hanson, William R. Kerr and Sarah Turner
      Immigration policy is one of the most contentious public policy issues in the United States today. High-skilled immigrants represent an increasing share of the U.S. workforce, particularly in science and engineering fields. These immigrants affect economic growth,...  View Details
      Keywords: Immigration; Policy; Economics; Outcome Or Result; United States
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      Hanson, Gordon H., William R. Kerr and Sarah Turner, eds. High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2018.
      • 2018
      • Chapter

      Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows

      By: John Horton, William R. Kerr and Christopher Stanton
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      Horton, John, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton. "Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows." Chap. 3 in High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences, edited by Gordon H. Hanson, William R. Kerr, and Sarah Turner, 71–108. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2018.
      • 2017
      • Article

      High-Skilled Migration and Agglomeration

      By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden and Christopher Parsons
      This paper reviews recent research regarding high-skilled migration. We adopt a data-driven perspective, bringing together and describing several ongoing research streams that range from the construction of global migration databases, to the legal codification of...  View Details
      Keywords: migration; Talent; Diaspora; Agglomeration; Diasporas; Industry Clusters; Talent And Talent Management; Immigration
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      Kerr, Sari Pekkala, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden, and Christopher Parsons. "High-Skilled Migration and Agglomeration." Annual Review of Economics 9 (2017): 201–234.
      • 2017
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      U.S. High-Skilled Immigration, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Approaches and Evidence

      By: William R. Kerr
      High-skilled immigrants are a very important component of U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship. Immigrants account for roughly a quarter of U.S. workers in these fields, and they have a similar contribution in terms of output measures like patents or firm starts. This...  View Details
      Keywords: Immigration; Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Diaspora; Diasporas; Entrepreneurship; Innovation And Invention; Immigration; United States
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      Kerr, William R. "U.S. High-Skilled Immigration, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Approaches and Evidence." Chap. 6 in The International Mobility of Talent and Innovation: New Evidence and Policy Implications, edited by Carsten Fink and Ernest Miguelez, 193–221. Intellectual Property, Innovation and Economic Development. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2017.
      • Fall 2016
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      Global Talent Flows

      By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden and Christopher Parsons
      The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further. Using newly available data, we...  View Details
      Keywords: Geographic Location; Human Capital; Entrepreneurship; Global Range; Competency And skills; Immigration
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      Kerr, Sari Pekkala, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden, and Christopher Parsons. "Global Talent Flows." Journal of Economic Perspectives 30, no. 4 (Fall 2016): 83–106.
      • 2016
      • Working Paper

      Global Talent Flows

      By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden and Christopher Parsons
      The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further. Using newly available data, we...  View Details
      Keywords: migration; Talent; Diaspora; Diasporas; Talent And Talent Management; Immigration
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      Kerr, Sari Pekkala, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden, and Christopher Parsons. "Global Talent Flows." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-026, October 2016.
      • 2013
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      U.S. High-Skilled Immigration, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Approaches and Evidence

      By: William R. Kerr
      High-skilled immigrants are a very important component of U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship. Immigrants account for roughly a quarter of U.S. workers in these fields, and they have a similar contribution in terms of output measures like patents or firm starts. This...  View Details
      Keywords: Immigration; Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Diaspora; Diasporas; Entrepreneurship; Innovation And Invention; Immigration
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      Kerr, William R. "U.S. High-Skilled Immigration, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Approaches and Evidence." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-017, August 2013.
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