William Kerr

Harvard Business School

William Kerr is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School. His research and teaching focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation. One research strand examines the role of immigrant scientists and entrepreneurs in US technology development, as well as the subsequent diffusion of new innovations to the immigrants’ home countries. A second research strand considers agglomeration and entrepreneurship, with special interest in how government policies aid or hinder the entry of new firms. His final research interest is entrepreneurial finance and angel investments. He received his PhD from MIT in 2005.

Articles by William Kerr:

Cuddly or not, the design of worker insurance is critically important
17 May 2013, 6308 reads
What explains gender differences in India? What can be done to promote shared prosperity?
22 February 2013, 6357 reads
Caution to place makers: Greater firm density does not always promote incumbent firm health
11 February 2013, 5352 reads
Highway to success in India
5 February 2013, 7659 reads
Is India’s manufacturing sector moving out of the cities?
27 July 2012, 7371 reads
Why entrepreneurs go where they go: Evidence from India
26 February 2012, 9365 reads
Who creates jobs? New evidence from India
4 December 2011, 9217 reads
The dynamics of firm lobbying
22 November 2011, 7389 reads
Immigrants and US Innovation
15 July 2010, 9805 reads
Picking the winning way: The right policy to support entrepreneurs
27 April 2010, 7676 reads
Industrial agglomeration and entrepreneurship
26 November 2008, 10439 reads

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