H-1B Visas and the Career Choices of U.S. International Students
Proponents of more open immigration policy often cite the ability of immigrants to address shortages of workers in specific fields,
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The 1980 Mariel Boatlift—Did the arrival of low-skilled Cuban immigrants harm the labor market for locals in Miami?
In a unique historical episode, between April and September of 1980, 120,000 low-skilled Cubans arrived in Miami. The sudden nature
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How Can We Extend the Working Lifetime? Compressing Time Spent in School Might Not Be the Answer
In response to demographic change—an aging population means fewer workers—policy makers in many industrialized countries are looking for ways to
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Drug Violence in Mexico Increased Migration Flows to the United States
In 2006 the Mexican government launched an aggressive military campaign against drug trafficking organizations that sparked competition, fragmentation, and alliances
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Workers with Unique Competence at Their Workplace Say “I’m Taking a Sick Day” Less Often
In many production processes, there is a high degree of complementarity between employees in different jobs—in other words, workers with
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Understanding Working Hours—Can We Rely on Worker-Recalled Data?
Economists need to understand workers’ reported working hours to develop sound policies related to the labor market, such as income-tax
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Job Corps Improves Earnings, Employment, and Use of Public Benefits…Even for Eligible Nonparticipants
Government-sponsored job training programs are believed to be essential to improve the job prospects of economically disadvantaged citizens and reduce
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Tracking the Effects of a Diaspora on Knowledge Production
Many economists have shown that ethnic diasporas are important for foreign direct investment, technology transfer, and international trade, but little
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Missing Work Is a Pain
When a popular drug is pulled from the market, what happens to those who suffer from chronic pain? Researchers find
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What Works in the Long Run? Apprenticeships or General Education?
Inside Higher Ed story “Importing Apprenticeships” cites a JHR paper that investigates the payoffs and tradeoffs of more job focused
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