Entrepreneurship… Historical trend on the self-employment rates of immigrants in the U.S. 4 Mar 20157 Aug 2018 Calculations from the Decennial Census and American Community Survey Data. Read our full blog on immigrant entrepreneurship and the economy posted on The Hill here
Economic Development… Minority- and Immigrant-Owned Businesses in Economy 12 Nov 201412 Nov 2014 Two of my recent new publications examine the scale and impact of minority-owned and immigrant-owned businesses in the local and global economy. A report for the Center for State and…
cities… Be Serene – Serenbe 7 Oct 20147 Oct 2014 The 2nd RayDay celebration hosted by the Ray Anderson Foundation brought me to the town of Serenbe, southwest of Atlanta, in Chattahoochee Hills. A Utopian dream or a new urbanism…
cities Urban Life in Europe 23 Jun 201423 Jun 2014 My recent conference and leisure trip to Greece (Athens conference) and France (Paris conference) reignited my belief in urban life and city living. What is more gratifying to an urban…
Economic Development… Kauffman report on high-tech immigrant entrepreneurs 25 Mar 201425 Mar 2014 Which metros have a high concentration of high-tech immigrant entrepreneurs and why? Check out our new report for the Kauffman Foundation: http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/2014/03/study-of-us-metros-with-most-high-tech-immigrant-entrepreneurs-provide-lessons-for-other-regions
Economic Development… New Journal: Regional Studies, Regional Science 17 Dec 201325 Mar 2014 I recently accepted the invitation to be one of the associate editors for a new journal called Regional Studies, Regional Science. This is an open access journal under the Regional Studies…
Community Development… On Ethnic Communities 20 Nov 20132 Dec 2013 Ethnic Communities, places where ethnic minorities and immigrants reside and ethnic businesses abound, have attracted much research and popular attention in recent years. Whereas the exact physical form, economic structure,…
Atlanta… Welcoming Atlanta 30 Oct 201330 Oct 2013 During a luncheon at Georgia Terrace Hotel I attended last Tuesday, October 22, Mayor Kasim Reed announced that City of Atlanta will be joining other 21 cities around the country to…
China… Science & Innovation Policy and the Middle Class 27 Sep 201327 Sep 2013 I entered two somewhat unfamiliar domains these several days as I attend two conferences here in Atlnata as presenter and discussant: The Science & Innovation Policy Conference hosted by Georgia Tech's School…
Economic Development… New Report on Georgia’s High-Tech Industry 14 Aug 201318 Sep 2013 Check out my new report for the Fiscal Research Center titled "Georgia's High-Technology Industry and Innovation Capacity" here.
