An introduction to the economics of immigration in OECD countries
The share of the foreign‐born population in member countries of the OECD is increasing,
and this article summarizes economics research on the effects of immigration in those …
and this article summarizes economics research on the effects of immigration in those …
Innovation in immigrant-owned firms
Y Ostrovsky, G Picot - Small Business Economics, 2021 - Springer
We use data from a nationally representative survey of Canadian firms in 2011, 2014 and
2017 and ask whether immigrant-owned small-and medium-sized firms were more likely …
2017 and ask whether immigrant-owned small-and medium-sized firms were more likely …
Information and communication technology talent: the Skills We Need—framing the Issues
R Finnie, RE Mueller, A Sweetman - Canadian public policy, 2018 - utpjournals.press
This article provides a conceptual framework for discussing information and communication
technology (ICT) skills shortages in a context in which having a sufficient supply of skilled …
technology (ICT) skills shortages in a context in which having a sufficient supply of skilled …
Expanding engineering practices: immigrant accounts of innovation from a practice-based perspective
H Shan - Studies in Continuing Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Research shows a positive association between skilled migration and innovation. Related
literature however is largely limited to the use of proxies such as patents, and publications …
literature however is largely limited to the use of proxies such as patents, and publications …
Replication of “How much does immigration boost innovation?”
TJ Wright - Economic Inquiry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying the causal impact of immigration on outcomes commonly involves using a “shift‐
share” or Bartik instrument, exploiting country‐specific immigration inflows (shifts) and …
share” or Bartik instrument, exploiting country‐specific immigration inflows (shifts) and …
'Moving On'—investigating inventors' ethnic origins using supervised learning
M Niggli - Journal of Economic Geography, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Patent data provides rich information about technical inventions, but does not disclose the
ethnic origin of inventors. In this article, I use supervised learning techniques to infer this …
ethnic origin of inventors. In this article, I use supervised learning techniques to infer this …
The Relative Performance of International Students and Their Academic Program Choices
ZJ Chen - 2021 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Canada is increasingly looking to international students as a source of postsecondary tuition
revenues and new immigrants. In Chapter 1, we examine the relative course grades of …
revenues and new immigrants. In Chapter 1, we examine the relative course grades of …