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Title: STEM Workers, H-1B Visas, and Productivity in US Cities

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/679061

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Abstract: Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers are fundamental inputs for innovation, the main driver of productivity growth. We identify the long-run effect of STEM employment growth on outcomes for native workers across 219 US cities from 1990 to 2010. We use the 1980 distribution of foreign-born STEM workers and variation in the H-1B visa program to identify supply-driven STEM increases across cities. Increases in STEM workers are associated with significant wage gains for college-educated natives. Gains for non-college-educated natives are smaller but still significant. Our results imply that foreign STEM increased total factor productivity growth in US cities.

Url: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/679061

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Authors: Peri, Giovanni

Periodical (Full): Journal of Labor Economics

Issue: 3

Volume: 33

Pages: S225-S255

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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