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Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration
Kerr, Sari Pekkala; Kerr, William R.; Lincoln, William F. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
States for work through programs like the H-1B visa. This role has not been widely recognized in the literature, and the data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969384
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Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India
Ghani, Ejaz; Kerr, William R.; Stanton, Christopher T. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora in the outsourcing of work to India. Our data are taken from oDesk … fulfilling work. In fact, multiple pieces of evidence suggest that diaspora use of oDesk increases with familiarity of the … diaspora-based contracts mainly serve to lower costs for the company contacts outsourcing the work, as the workers in India are …
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Immigrant Entrepreneurship : New Estimates and a Research Agenda
Chodavadia, Saheel; Pekkala Kerr, Sari; Kerr, William R.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Immigrants contribute disproportionately to entrepreneurship in many countries, accounting for a quarter of new employer businesses in the US. We review recent research on the measurement of immigrant entrepreneurship, the traits of immigrant founders, their economic impact, and policy levers....
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Age at Immigrant Arrival and Career Mobility : Evidence from Vietnamese Refugee Migration and the Amerasian Homecoming Act
Pekkala Kerr, Sari; Kerr, William R.; Smith, Kendall E. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We study the long-run career mobility of young immigrants, mostly refugees, from Vietnam who moved to the United States during 1989-1995. This third and final migration wave of young Vietnamese immigrants was sparked by unexpected events that culminated in the Amerasian Homecoming Act....
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U.S. High-Skilled Immigration, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Approaches and Evidence
Kerr, William R. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
average skilled immigrant appears to be better trained to work in these fields, but conditional on educational attainment of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010692226
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Forced Migration and Refugees : Policies for Successful Economic and Social Integration
Bahar, Dany; Brough, Rebecca J.; Peri, Giovanni - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
The inflow of refugees and their subsequent integration can be an important challenge for both the refugees themselves and the host society. Policy interventions can improve the lives and economic success of refugees and of their communities. In this paper, we review the socioeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512120
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Wage Discrimination over the Business Cycle
Biddle, Jeff E.; Hamermesh, Daniel S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Using CPS data from 1979-2009 we examine how cyclical downturns and industry-specific demand shocks affect wage differentials between white non-Hispanic men and women, Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites, and African-Americans and non-Hispanic whites. Women's relative earnings are harmed by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279292
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The Labor Market Effects of Reducing the Number of Illegal Immigrants
Peri, Giovanni; Chassamboulli, Andri - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
A controversial issue in the US is how to reduce the number of illegal immigrants and what effect this would have on the US economy. To answer this question we set up a two-country model with search in labor markets and featuring legal and illegal immigrants among the low skilled. We calibrate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212282
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Comparing the Effects of Policies for the Labor Market Integration of Refugees
Foged, Mette; Hasager, Linea; Peri, Giovanni - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This paper estimates, within a common framework, the effects of four types of integration polices on the employment probability and earnings of refugees in Denmark during the last three decades. We first review the studies that use a credible identification strategy to evaluate the causal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013435096
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Immigration and the Economy of Cities and Regions
Lewis, Ethan G.; Peri, Giovanni - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
In this chapter we analyze immigration and its effect on urban and regional economies focusing on productivity and labor markets. While immigration policies are typically national, the effects of international migrants are often more easily identified on local economies. The reason is that their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951263