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Postal address:	Wellesley College (WCW) 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Wellesley College, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Age at Immigrant Arrival and Career Mobility: Evidence from Vietnamese Refugee Migration and the Amerasian Homecoming Act
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2. Immigrant Entrepreneurship: New Estimates and a Research Agenda
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
3. The Impact of State Paid Leave Laws on Firms and Establishments: Evidence from the First Three States
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

2023

4. Comparison of Estimates: Survey of Business Owners, Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, and Annual Business Survey
   CES Technical Notes Series, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

2022

5. The Transformation of Self Employment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2022) View citations (2)
6. When the Kids Grow Up: Women's Employment and Earnings across the Family Cycle
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2021

7. Whose Job Is It Anyway? Co-Ethnic Hiring in New U.S. Ventures
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (4)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Whose Job Is It Anyway? Coethnic Hiring in New US Ventures, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2020

8. Immigration Policy Levers for US Innovation and Startups
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Chapter Immigration Policy Levers for US Innovation and Start-Ups, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
9. Why Firms Offer Paid Parental Leave: An Exploratory Study
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)

2019

10. Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2018

11. Immigrant Entrepreneurship in America: Evidence from the Survey of Business Owners 2007 & 2012
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Immigrant entrepreneurship in America: Evidence from the survey of business owners 2007 & 2012, Research Policy, Elsevier (2020) View citations (50) (2020)

2017

12. Global collaborative patents
    Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (16)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016)
    See also Journal Article Global Collaborative Patents, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2018) View citations (42) (2018)
13. Global talent flows
    Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland View citations (1)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (86)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (85)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (79)
    See also Journal Article Global Talent Flows, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (89) (2016)
14. High-skilled migration and agglomeration
    Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland View citations (9)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (4)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article High-Skilled Migration and Agglomeration, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2017) View citations (33) (2017)
15. Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: A Review of Recent Literature
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
16. The Dynamics of Gender Earnings Differentials: Evidence from Establishment Data
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (44)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (43)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article The dynamics of gender earnings differentials: Evidence from establishment data, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2021) View citations (13) (2021)

2016

17. Immigrant Entrepreneurship
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    Also in Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland (2016) View citations (7)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (20)
    See also Chapter Immigrant Entrepreneurship, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (20) (2016)
18. Weathering the Great Recession: Variation in Employment Responses by Establishments and Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar (2016) View citations (1)
19. Will market competition trump gender discrimination in India ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
20. Within and Between Firm Trends in Job Polarization: Role of Globalization and Technology
    ETLA Working Papers, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE (2016) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Within and between firm trends in job polarization: the roles of globalization and technology, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2020) View citations (13) (2020)

2015

21. Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (176)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (40)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2013)
    See also Journal Article Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2015) View citations (193) (2015)
22. House Money and Entrepreneurship
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (42)
23. House Prices, Home Equity and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from U.S. Census Micro Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article House prices, home equity and entrepreneurship: Evidence from U.S. census micro data, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
24. Post-Secondary Education and Information on Labor Market Prospects: A Randomized Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Post-secondary education and information on labor market prospects: A randomized field experiment, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (16) (2020)

2014

25. Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (10)
    See also Chapter Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (10) (2014)
    Journal Article Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration, Innovation Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (54) (2015)
26. Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (1)
    Also in Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School (2013) View citations (20)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (12)
    See also Chapter Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) (2012)
    Journal Article Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of US Firms, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (89) (2015)

2012

27. The Effect of Work First Job Placements on the Distribution of Earnings: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Work First Job Placements on the Distribution of Earnings: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (34) (2017)

2011

28. Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (284)
    Also in Discussion Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research (2005) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey, Finnish Economic Papers, Finnish Economic Association (2011) View citations (223) (2011)

2009

29. School Tracking and Development of Cognitive Skills
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
    Also in Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2009) View citations (33)
    Working Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research (2009) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article School Tracking and Development of Cognitive Skills, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (79) (2013)

2006

30. Education Policy and Intergenerational Income Mobility: Evidence from the Finnish Comprehensive School Reform
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (29)
    Also in Working Papers, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE (2006) View citations (27)
    Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2006) View citations (20)

2005

31. Employment Assimilation of Immigrants - Evidence from Finland
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
32. On the Importance of Finnishing School: Half a Century of Inter-generational Economic Mobility in Finland
    Discussion Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research View citations (3)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2004) View citations (1)

2003

33. Factor Price Equalization in Finland
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
34. Is Little Brother Nothing but Trouble?: Educational Attainment, Returns to Schooling and Sibling Structure
    Discussion Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research
35. Matching in thin labour markets: panel data evidence from Finland, 1991-2002
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
36. What Draws People to Urban Growth Centers: Jobs vs. Pay?
    Discussion Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research

2002

37. Adjustment to Regional Labour Market Shocks
    Discussion Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research
38. Regional growth centres - the most attractive location in Finland?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
39. Unemployment and Migration: Does Moving Help?
    Discussion Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment and Migration: Does Moving Help?, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2002) View citations (45) (2002)

2001

40. Regional Economic Repercussions of an Economic Crisis: A Sectoral Analysis
    Discussion Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research View citations (2)
41. Regional Labour Market Adjustment: Are Positive and Negative Shocks Different?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
    See also Journal Article Regional Labour Market Adjustment: Are Positive and Negative Shocks Different?, LABOUR, CEIS (2002) View citations (4) (2002)
42. The Role of Education in Self-Employment Success
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (19)

2000

43. MIGRATION IN A CORE-PERIPHERY MODEL: ANALYSIS OF AGGLOMERATION IN REGIONAL GROWTH CENTRES
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (5)
44. THE EFFECT OF AGGREGATE FLUCTUATIONS ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN FINLAND
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (3)

1999

45. Migration and individual earnings in Finland: a regional perspective
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Migration and Individual Earnings in Finland: A Regional Perspective, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2002) View citations (3) (2002)

1998

46. Regional convergence in Finnish provinces and subregions, 1960-94
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

Undated

47. Abilities, Budgets and Age: Inter-Generational Economic Mobility in Finland
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2022

1. House prices, home equity and entrepreneurship: Evidence from U.S. census micro data
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2022, 130, (C), 103-119 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper House Prices, Home Equity and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from U.S. Census Micro Data, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (10) (2015)

2021

2. The dynamics of gender earnings differentials: Evidence from establishment data
   European Economic Review, 2021, 134, (C) View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper The Dynamics of Gender Earnings Differentials: Evidence from Establishment Data, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2017) View citations (44) (2017)
3. Whose Job Is It Anyway? Coethnic Hiring in New US Ventures
   Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 15, (1), 86 - 127 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Whose Job Is It Anyway? Co-Ethnic Hiring in New U.S. Ventures, Working Papers (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2020

4. Immigrant entrepreneurship in America: Evidence from the survey of business owners 2007 & 2012
   Research Policy, 2020, 49, (3) View citations (50)
   See also Working Paper Immigrant Entrepreneurship in America: Evidence from the Survey of Business Owners 2007 & 2012, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (17) (2018)
5. Post-secondary education and information on labor market prospects: A randomized field experiment
   Labour Economics, 2020, 66, (C) View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Post-Secondary Education and Information on Labor Market Prospects: A Randomized Field Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (27) (2015)
6. Within and between firm trends in job polarization: the roles of globalization and technology
   (The skill complementarity of broadband internet)
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2020, 20, (4), 1003-1039 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Within and Between Firm Trends in Job Polarization: Role of Globalization and Technology, ETLA Working Papers (2016) View citations (13) (2016)

2019

7. Risk attitudes and personality traits of entrepreneurs and venture team members
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019, 116, (36), 17712-17716 View citations (10)

2018

8. Global Collaborative Patents
   Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (612), F235-F272 View citations (42)
   See also Working Paper Global collaborative patents, Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers (2017) (2017)

2017

9. High-Skilled Migration and Agglomeration
   Annual Review of Economics, 2017, 9, (1), 201-234 View citations (33)
   See also Working Paper High-skilled migration and agglomeration, Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
10. The Effect of Work First Job Placements on the Distribution of Earnings: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35, (1), 149 - 190 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Work First Job Placements on the Distribution of Earnings: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (11) (2012)
11. The Expanding Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from the LEHD-2000 Census
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 110-14 View citations (109)

2016

12. Global Talent Flows
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30, (4), 83-106 View citations (89)
    See also Working Paper Global talent flows, Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
13. Parental Leave Legislation and Women's Work: A Story of Unequal Opportunities
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2016, 35, (1), 117-144 View citations (5)

2015

14. Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97, (2), 498-520 View citations (193)
    See also Working Paper Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2015) View citations (176) (2015)
15. Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration
    Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2015, 15, (1), 115 - 152 View citations (54)
    See also Chapter Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration, NBER Chapters, 2014, 115-152 (2014) View citations (10) (2014)
    Working Paper Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2014) View citations (10) (2014)
16. Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of US Firms
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33, (S1), S147 - S186 View citations (89)
    See also Working Paper Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
    Chapter Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms, NBER Chapters, 2012, 147-186 (2012) (2012)

2013

17. Immigration and Employer Transitions for STEM Workers
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 193-97 View citations (13)
18. Intergenerational income immobility in Finland: contrasting roles for parental earnings and family income
    Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 26, (3), 1057-1094 View citations (16)
19. School Tracking and Development of Cognitive Skills
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2013, 31, (3), 577 - 602 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper School Tracking and Development of Cognitive Skills, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (16) (2009)

2011

20. Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey
    Finnish Economic Papers, 2011, 24, (1), 1-32 View citations (223)
    See also Working Paper Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (284) (2011)

2009

21. School tracking and intergenerational income mobility: Evidence from the Finnish comprehensive school reform
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (7-8), 965-973 View citations (199)

2005

22. Returns to scale in a matching model: evidence from disaggregated panel data
    Applied Economics, 2005, 37, (1), 115-118 View citations (24)

2004

23. Increasing Regional Disparities in the 1990s: The Finnish Experience
    Regional Studies, 2004, 38, (3), 255-267 View citations (13)

2003

24. Migration Flows in Finland: Regional Differences in Migration Determinants and Migrant Types
    International Regional Science Review, 2003, 26, (4), 466-482

2002

25. Migration and Individual Earnings in Finland: A Regional Perspective
    Regional Studies, 2002, 36, (1), 13-24 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Migration and individual earnings in Finland: a regional perspective, ERSA conference papers (1999) View citations (2) (1999)
26. Regional Labour Market Adjustment: Are Positive and Negative Shocks Different?
    LABOUR, 2002, 16, (2), 267-286 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Regional Labour Market Adjustment: Are Positive and Negative Shocks Different?, ERSA conference papers (2001) (2001)
27. Regional labor markets in Finland: Adjustment to total versus region-specific shocks
    Papers in Regional Science, 2002, 81, (3), 329-342 View citations (9)
28. The Role of Education in Self–Employment Success in Finland
    Growth and Change, 2002, 33, (2), 216-237 View citations (24)
29. Unemployment and Migration: Does Moving Help?
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2002, 104, (4), 621-639 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper Unemployment and Migration: Does Moving Help?, Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

2000

30. Aggregate economic fluctuations and regional convergence: the Finnish case 1988-95
    Applied Economics, 2000, 32, (2), 211-219 View citations (17)

1999

31. A Macroeconomic Analysis of Regional Migration in Finland, 1975-95
    The Review of Regional Studies, 2001, 29, (3), 226-240
32. Regional convergence across the Finnish provinces and subregions, 1960-94
    Finnish Economic Papers, 1999, 12, (1), 28-40 View citations (2)

Chapters

2020

1. Immigration Policy Levers for US Innovation and Start-Ups
   A chapter in Innovation and Public Policy, 2020, pp 85-115 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Immigration Policy Levers for US Innovation and Startups, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2019

2. Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC
   A chapter in The Roles of Immigrants and Foreign Students in US Science, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, 2019, pp 173-205 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2016

3. Immigrant Entrepreneurship
   A chapter in Measuring Entrepreneurial Businesses: Current Knowledge and Challenges, 2016, pp 187-249 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Immigrant Entrepreneurship, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (20) (2016)

2014

4. Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration
   A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 15, 2014, pp 115-152 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration, Harvard Business School (2014) View citations (10) (2014)
   Journal Article Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (54) (2015)

2012

5. Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms
   A chapter in US High-Skilled Immigration in the Global Economy, 2012, pp 147-186
   See also Working Paper Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
   Journal Article Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of US Firms, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (89) (2015)