High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences /

Immigration policy is one of the most contentious public policy issues in the United States today. High-skilled immigrants represent an increasing share of the U.S. workforce, particularly in science and engineering fields. These immigrants affect economic growth, patterns of trade, education choice...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bound, John (Contribuidor), Hanson, Gordon H. (Contribuidor, Editor ), Horton, John (Contribuidor), Jaimovich, Nir (Contribuidor), Kerr, William R. (Contribuidor, Editor ), Khanna, Gaurav (Contribuidor), Liu, Chen (Contribuidor), Morales, Nicolas (Contribuidor), Siu, Henry E. (Contribuidor), Stanton, Christopher (Contribuidor), Turner, Sarah (Contribuidor, Editor ), Waugh, Michael E. (Contribuidor), Yeaple, Stephen Ross (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2018]
Colección:National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Temas:
Foreign workers > United States.
Skilled labor > Economic aspects > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General.
H-1B visa.
L-1 visa.
STEM.
United States.
growth.
immigration.
innovation.
outsourcing.
polarization.
technical change.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. High-Skilled Immigration and the Comparative Advantage of Foreign-Born Workers across US Occupations
  • 2. The Innovation Activities of Multinational Enterprises and the Demand for Skilled- Worker, Nonimmigrant Visas
  • 3. Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows
  • 4. Understanding the Economic Impact of the H- 1B Program on the United States
  • 5. High-Skilled Immigration, STEM Employment, and Nonroutine-Biased Technical Change
  • 6. Firm Dynamics and Immigration
  • Contributors
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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