Recruitment of foreigners in the market for computer scientists in the United States

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 33, Issue S1, 2015, Pages S187-S223

  Bound, John ^a   Braga, Breno ^b   Golden, Joseph M ^c   Khanna, Gaurav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 84936103302     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/679020     Document Type: Article

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