An important class of active labor market policy has received little impact evaluation:
immigration barriers intended to raise wages and employment by shrinking labor supply …

US policy makers are always on the hunt for levers that can boost entrepreneurship and
innovation. Especially in a time of declining business dynamism (Decker et al. 2014) and an …

Highly skilled workers are not only a crucial and relatively scarce input into firms' productive
and innovative processes, but are also a critical resource determining competitive …

Talent is a critical resource for today's knowledge economy. The United States has benefited
substantially from high-skilled migration since the 1970s, especially with respect to …

We study how a significant relaxation of internal migration restrictions affects labor market
outcomes of incumbent migrants and natives, exploiting the 2014 hukou reform in China …

This paper assesses whether delays in obtaining permanent residency status can explain
recent declines in the share of Chinese and Indian PhD graduates from US STEM programs …

Talent is the most precious resource for today's knowledge-based economy, and a
significant share of the US skilled workforce in technology fields is foreign born. The United …

Abstract The H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 dictates an annual allocation of 85,000 visas
with 20,000 reserved for advanced-degree applicants. We represent the main requirements …

In this paper we analyze the economic effects of different immigration policies using a model
that incorporates economic and policy features crucial to understanding the migrant flows …

High-skill migrant workers significantly contribute to advanced economies by directly
generating knowledge-intensive assets and serving as bridges to knowledge in their origin …