Ethnic Innovation and US Multinational Firm Activity

Published:September 14, 2011Paper Released:August 2011Authors:C. Fritz Foley and William R. Kerr Executive Summary: What effects do immigrant scientists and engineers have on the global activities of the firms that employ them? To what extent do these high-skilled immigrants help US multinationals capitalize on foreign opportunities? Professors Foley and Kerr analyze key data concerning US...