The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur: Are Successful Women Entrepreneurs Different From Men?

Compares characteristics of successful entrepreneurs by gender, including education, motives for becoming entrepreneurs, views on the role of prior experience, the importance of human and social capital, sources of financial capital, and challenges

Education, Entrepreneurship and Immigration: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part II

Analyzes the educational backgrounds and career trajectories of immigrant entrepreneurs, finding that advanced education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is correlated with high rates of entrepreneurship and innovation

Losing the World's Best and Brightest

Presents findings from a survey of Indian, Chinese, and European students at U.S. colleges and universities on their decisions to stay or return home after graduation and the factors behind the decisions, such as where they see the best opportunities

The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur: Family Background and Motivation

Examines the socioeconomic, educational, familial, and professional backgrounds of entrepreneurs in high-growth industries, their motivations for becoming entrepreneurs, and their beliefs. Explores the correlations between factors

The Grass Is Indeed Greener in India and China for Returnee Entrepreneurs

Presents survey findings on why Indian and Chinese entrepreneurs left the United States to found companies back home, how they view their home countries' business climates and their advantages and disadvantages, and whether they maintain ties to the U.S

America's Loss Is the World's Gain: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part IV

Analyzes survey data on highly educated Indian and Chinese workers and students who returned home from the United States -- their characteristics, motivations for coming to and leaving the U.S., professional success, and odds of returning to the U.S

Intellectual Property, the Immigration Backlog, and a Reverse Brain-Drain

Finds an increase in the contributions of foreign nationals to U.S. intellectual property and the nation's overall economic competitiveness, and seeks to explain this increase through an analysis of the immigrant-visa backlog for skilled workers

Education and Tech Entrepreneurship

Examines trends among U.S.-born founders of engineering and technology firms started between 1995 and 2005: age, location, education level, academic field, school, years after completion at the time of founding, and any correlations between these factors

U.S.-Based Global Intellectual Property Creation: An Analysis

Summarizes an analysis of U.S. applications in the international Patent Cooperation Treaty database, with a focus on where innovation is occurring -- in which states, in which companies and universities, and in which technical areas

The Globalization of Innovation: Pharmaceuticals

Analyzes trends in the global pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on intellectual property creation, business relationships, value-chain activity, and opportunities in India and China. Includes profiles of Indian and Chinese pharmaceutical firms