Looking forward to new research on #immigration, the #H1B visa, and more at #ASSA2025. #EconConf www.aeaweb.org/conference/2.... bsky.app/profile/pnor...

6. Despite regulatory barriers to H-1B worker's freedom to quit, there is still a significant amount of inter-firm mobility - when labor markets are tight. During recessions, many H-1B workers return to their home country. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

5. Organizations that sponsor H-1B workers have different reasons for doing so. The link between guest workers and innovation or productivity depends on the firms under consideration. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

4. However, employers do not use the full extent of their market power, likely due to regulations that require employers to pay prevailing wages. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

2. Wage theft in the H-1B program more frequent among subcontractors. Higher employer concentration / employer power is associated with fewer wage and hour violations. We model why we this surprising finding might occur. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Good time to share some research on the #h1b program? #econsky 1. Firms with ex-politicians on the board increased barriers to hiring foreign workers after Trump's 2017 inauguration. Could it be because politically-connected execs pay more attention to tweets? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...