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Skilled immigration restrictions may have secondary consequences that have been largely overlooked in the immigration … comprehensive data on US multinational firm activity, I find that restrictions on H-1B immigration caused foreign affiliate … employment increases at the intensive and extensive margins, particularly in Canada, India, and China …
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. In this paper, we document how high-skill immigration affects product reallocation (entry and exit) at the firm level …
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changes in immigration policy. I quantitatively illustrate these insights by evaluating two policies: an expansion of and the …
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In this paper, we document the importance of high-skilled immigration for U.S. employment in STEM fields. To begin, we …
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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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stage, selection does not impede the promotion of behavioral managers. Instead, competitive environments oftentimes promote …
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We show that economic conditions when managers enter the labor market have long-run effects on their career paths and … managerial styles. Managers who began their careers during recessions become CEOs more quickly, but at smaller firms. They also … environment is important to the formation and selection of managers …
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Canadian immigrants at the time of immigration fall short of the earnings of comparable Canadian-born individuals, and (2 … recent changes in Canadian immigration policy, labor market discrimination against visible minorities, and the prolonged …
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Over 12 million persons migrated to Canada or the United States between 1959 and 1981. Beginning in the mid?1960s, the … immigration policies of the two countries began to diverge considerably: the United States stressing family reunification and … Canada stressing skills. This paper shows that the point system used by Canada generated, on average, a more skilled …
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In many professional service firms, new associates work long hours while competing in up-or-out promotion contests. Our model explores why these firms require young professionals to take on heavy workloads while simultaneously facing significant risks of dismissal. We argue that the productivity...
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