@techreport{Lofstrom2011they,
abstract = {Combining unique individual level H-1B data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and data from the 2009 American Community Survey, we analyze earnings differences between H-1B visa holders and US born workers in STEM occupations. The data indicate that H-1Bs are younger and more skilled, as measured by education, than US born workers in the same occupations. We fail to find support for the notion that H-1Bs are paid less that observationally similar US born workers; in fact, they appear to have higher earnings in some key STEM occupations, including information technology.},
address = {Bonn},
author = {Magnus Lofstrom and Joseph Hayes},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {J8; J15; J18; J31; J61; 330; temporary workers; H-1B; immigration; high-skill; STEM; Leiharbeit; Internationale Arbeitsmobilit\"{a}t; Qualifikation; Lohnstruktur; Bev\"{o}lkerung; USA},
language = {eng},
note = {urn:nbn:de:101:1-201203016393},
number = {6259},
publisher = {IZA},
title = {H-1Bs: How do they stack up to US born workers?},
type = {Discussion Paper series, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/58443},
year = {2011}
}
