Why do programmers earn more in Houston than Hyderabad? Evidence from randomized processing of US visas

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 198-202

  Clemens, Michael A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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EID: 84879116327     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.3.198     Document Type: Conference Paper

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