TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kerr, Sari Pekkala
AU  - Kerr, William R
AU  - Lincoln, William F
TI  - Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 20069
PY  - 2014
Y2  - April 2014
DO  - 10.3386/w20069
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w20069
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w20069.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Sari Pekkala Kerr
Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
E-Mail: skerr3@wellesley.edu

William R. Kerr
Harvard Business School
Rock Center 212
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
Tel: 617/496-7021
E-Mail: wkerr@hbs.edu

William Lincoln
Robert Day School
Claremont McKenna College
500 East Ninth Street
Claremont, CA 91711
E-Mail: william.lincoln@claremontmckenna.edu
M1  - published as Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr, William F. Lincoln. "Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration," in William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, editors, "Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 15" University of Chicago Press (2015)

M3  - presented at "Innovation Policy and the Economy 2014", April 8, 2014
AB  - Firms play a central role in the selection, sponsorship, and employment of skilled immigrants entering the United States for work through programs like the H-1B visa. This role has not been widely recognized in the literature, and the data to better understand it have only recently become available. This chapter discusses the evidence that has been assembled to date in understanding the impact of high skilled immigration from the perspective of the firm and the open areas that call for more research. Since much of the U.S. immigration process for skilled workers rests in the hands of employer firms, a stronger understanding of these implications is essential for future policy analysis, particularly for issues relating to fostering innovation.
ER  -