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| Title: | | H-1Bs: How do they stack up to US born workers?  |
| Authors: | | Lofstrom, Magnus Hayes, Joseph |
| Issue Date: | | 2011 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Discussion Paper series, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 6259 |
| 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. |
| Subjects: | | temporary workers H-1B immigration high-skill STEM |
| JEL: | | J8 J15 J18 J31 J61 |
| Persistent Identifier of the first edition: | | urn:nbn:de:101:1-201203016393 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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