NDLI: Skilled immigrants' contribution to innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States

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Content Provider	OECD iLibrary
Author	Hunt, Jennifer
Organization	OECD
Abstract	This chapter describes the link between skilled immigration to the United States and innovation and entrepreneurship. Skilled immigrants to the United States, defined as those with a college degree, outperform college-educated natives in terms of wages, patenting, commercialising or licensing patents, and publishing. This success is due to immigrants who originally entered the United States on a student/trainee visa or a temporary work visa and is explained by their different fields of study and higher level of education. Skilled immigrants are also more likely to start successful companies than their native counterparts, apparently owing to higher unmeasured entrepreneurial ability. The effect of skilled immigration on per-capita patenting results to be larger than implied by immigrants' individual success, as immigrants have positive spill-overs on natives.
Page Count	16
Starting Page	257
Ending Page	272
Language	English
Publisher	OECD Publishing
Publisher Date	2010-11-29
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Social Issues/Migration/Health Industry and Services
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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Skilled immigrants' contribution to innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States