Arbeitspapier
Building a Better H-1B Program
The H-1B program allows highly-educated foreign-born labor to temporarily work in the United States. Quotas restrict the number of labor force entrants, however. In many years, all available work permits were allocated by random lottery. This paper argues that an alternative distribution method based upon ability would increase output, output per worker, and wages paid to less-educated workers. Baseline estimates suggest that a change in allocation policy could result in a $26.5 billion gain for the economy over a six year period. This estimate grows when H-1B demand rises.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CReAM Discussion Paper Series ; No. 13/15
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
International Migration
- Thema
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Skilled Workers
H-1B Work Permit
Immigration
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Sparber, Chad
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London
- (wo)
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London
- (wann)
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2015
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Sparber, Chad
- Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London
Entstanden
- 2015
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