US policy makers are always on the hunt for levers that can boost entrepreneurship and
innovation. Especially in a time of declining business dynamism (Decker et al. 2014) and an …

The global race for talent is on, with countries and businesses competing for the best and
brightest. Talented individuals migrate much more frequently than the general population …

Highly skilled workers are not only a crucial and relatively scarce input into firms' productive
and innovative processes, but are also a critical resource determining competitive …

The globalization of the world economy, the growing boundary-less nature of the workforce,
and the reduction in immigration and emigration barriers to the movement of people have …

In the four decades since 1980, US colleges and universities have seen the number of
students from abroad quadruple. This rise in enrollment and degree attainment affects the …

Recent technological changes have been characterized as “routine‐substituting” because
they reduce demand for routine tasks and increase demand for analytical and service tasks …

Talent is the most precious resource for today's knowledge-based economy, and a
significant share of the US skilled workforce in technology fields is foreign born. The United …

Abstract The H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 dictates an annual allocation of 85,000 visas
with 20,000 reserved for advanced-degree applicants. We represent the main requirements …

We study how US immigration policy and the Internet boom affected not just the US, but also
led to a tech boom in India. Students and workers in India acquired computer science skills …

In this paper we analyze the economic effects of different immigration policies using a model
that incorporates economic and policy features crucial to understanding the migrant flows …