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H-1Bs: How Do They Stack Up to US Born Workers?
Lofstrom, Magnus; Hayes, Joseph - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Combining unique individual level H-1B data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and data from the 2009 American Community Survey, we analyze earnings differences between H-1B visa holders and US born workers in STEM occupations. The data indicate that H-1Bs are younger and...
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Self-Employment and Earnings among High-Skilled Immigrants in the United States
Lofstrom, Magnus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
, national origin and ethnicity, are estimated. Evidence of positive enclave effects on self-employment probabilities is found …. Predicted earnings of self-employed immigrants are higher throughout most of their work life relative to wage/salary immigrants …
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