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Title: The Gift of Global Talent : Innovation Policy and the Economy

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Publication Year: 2019

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Abstract: Talent is the most precious resource for today’s knowledge-based economy, and a significant share of the U.S. skilled workforce in technology fields is foreign born. The United States has long held a leading position in attracting global talent, but the gap to other countries is weakening. Immigration policies like the H-1B visa program shape the admissions of foreign workers to the country and grant a particularly strong gatekeeping role to sponsoring firms and universities. This chapter explores the data around global talent flows and some of the economic implications of an employer-driven immigration approach.

Url: https://www.nber.org/chapters/c14258.pdf

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Authors: Kerr, William R

Editors: Lerner, Josh; Stern, Scott

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Volume Title: Innovation Policy and the Economy

Publisher: Harvard Business School

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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