Skilled immigration and the employment structures of US firms

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 33, Issue S1, 2015, Pages S147-S186

  Kerr, Sari Pekkala ^a   Kerr, William R ^b,c   Lincoln, William F ^d  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84936131776     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/678986     Document Type: Article

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