STEM workers, H-1B visas, and productivity in US cities

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 33, Issue S1, 2015, Pages S225-S255

  Peri, Giovanni ^a   Shih, Kevin ^a   Sparber, Chad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Colgate University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84936127470     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/679061     Document Type: Article

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