Economic Development… New book: Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Cities 19 Aug 2020 My new edited book is finally out! Titled Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Cities: Global Perspectives and published by Springer, it engages the topic from various academic perspectives and theoretical frameworks, on…
Economic Development… Small Businesses in COVID-19 22 May 202022 May 2020 Small businesses, especially minority-owned, immigrant-owned, and mainstreet businesses are hard-hit during the COVID-19 crisis. Can they survive the crisis and successfully reopen? https://urbaninstitute.gsu.edu/urban-perspectives-covid-19/
China… A New Wave of Chinese Urban Entrepreneurs 4 Aug 2015 Our recently published article portrays a new wave of Chinese Urban Entrepreneurs: the overall self-employment rate is about 9 percent in 2007 across selected Chinese cities. As compared to wage workers, they…
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…
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
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…
