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11 Jul 2022
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The Digital Nomad Visas Luring Workers Overseas

08 Mar 2017
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H1B visa squeeze threatens US tech leadership

01 Apr 2019
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Current H-1B Visa Policies Darken IT Talent Outlook

21 Feb 2017
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How today’s visa restrictions might impact tomorrow’s America

July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
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MobSquad

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, William R. Kerr and Susie L. Ma

Irfhan Rawji (MBA 2004) launched MobSquad in October 2018 to help American tech start-ups retain hard-to-find talent, many of whom struggled with U.S. work visa issues, such as software engineers with experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or data... View Details

Keywords: Work Visas; H1-B; Business Ventures; Business Startups; Labor; Human Capital; Human Resources; Crisis Management; Employment Industry; Canada; United States

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Visa International: The Management of Change (Condensed)

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06 Aug 2014
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Firms bemoan stalled changes on visa limits

2008
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The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and U.S. Ethnic Invention

By: William R. Kerr and William F. Lincoln

This study evaluates the impact of high-skilled immigrants on US technology formation. Specifically, we use reduced-form specifications that exploit large changes in the H-1B visa program. Fluctuations in H-1B admissions levels significantly influence the rate of... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Patents; Ethnicity; Immigration; Innovation and Invention; United States

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16 Dec 2014
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H-1B work visa full of uncertainties for immigrants

27 May 2022
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How “Digital Nomad” Visas Can Boost Local Economies

July 2010
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The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and U.S. Ethnic Invention

By: William R. Kerr and William F. Lincoln

This study evaluates the impact of high-skilled immigrants on U.S. technology formation. We use reduced-form specifications that exploit large changes in the H-1B visa program. Higher H-1B admissions increase immigrant science and engineering (SE) employment and... View Details

Keywords: Engineering; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Immigration; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Business and Government Relations; Science; United States

22 Oct 2020
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Economic Research Exposes Significant Flaws In DOL H-1B Visa Rule

21 Nov 2011
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What Impact Would H-1B Visa Reform Have on a Company's Ability to Create Jobs and Innovate?

11 Dec 2018
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William Kerr on Potential Changes to the H1-B Visa Program

November–December 2024
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Loss of Peers and Individual Worker Performance: Evidence From H-1B Visa Denials

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Kirk Doran, Astrid Marinoni and Chungeun Yoon

We study how restrictive immigration policies that result in the unexpected loss of co-workers affect the performance of skilled migrants employed in organizations. Specifically, we examine the impact of the loss of team members on their co-workers’ performance in... View Details

Keywords: Immigration; Performance Productivity; Employees; Human Capital; Ethnicity; Groups and Teams

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