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…
Atlanta… GIRN is official! 5 Aug 2017 GIRN - Georgia Immigration Research Network is now officially formed with its website hosted by Kennesaw State University. Please check it out here and stay tuned of our activities. Atlanta…
cities… Welcoming Cities in a Snapshot 20 Sep 201630 May 2017 Our new report on welcoming cities provides a comprehensive view of their geographic location, timeline, sociodemographic characteristics and policy areas. Please check out our report for the Center for State and…
Atlanta… Welcoming Cities Forum at GSU 7 Mar 20167 Mar 2016 Come join us for a forum on Welcoming Cities - A Dialogue between Research and Policy on Wednesday, March 9 to hear the latest research on immigrant communities in Atlanta, the new immigrant-integrating initiative and…
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
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…
