New working paper! Joint with Agos Brinatti Mingyu Chen Parag Mahajan Kevin Shih
We combine US employer-employee data with data on the 2007 H-1B lottery to study the impact of skilled migration on firms and workers.
Short 🧵 below #EconTwitter
docs.iza.org/dp16917.pdf
Coping with H-1B Shortages. Anna Maria Mayda, Ortega, Giovanni Peri, Kevin Shih, & Sparber study the effect of changes to firm visa allocation process from first-come to lottery on performance. They find the switch negatively affected firm growth. Sage Journals
doi.org/10.1177/001979…
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Kevin Shih, and Huanan Xu study the effect of OPT(Optional Practical Training) reforms. OPT reforms increase student quality and matriculation for bachelor's and master's programs! tinyurl.com/4bbpwmsk Wiley Economics
#econtwitter #education
Amy Hsin / @amyhsin.bky.social David Leblang Kevin Shih, Associate Professor of Economics at Queens College, City University of New York: His research examines effects of skilled immigration through H-1B visas, impacts of international students in U.S. higher ed, and effects of DACA on educational attainment. Kevin Shih 5/8
Kevin Shih UC Riverside The City University of New York Kevin, that’s awesome-congrats! Welcome back to California!
Kevin Shih UC Riverside The City University of New York Congratulations! UCRiverside is lucky to be getting to you
📢New working paper🚨🚨, joint with Agos Brinatti, Mingyu Chen , Nicolas Morales and Parag Mahajan. Thread below!
Michael Clemens early modern boy-actress (they/them) Brad Chattergoon John D. Johnson Anna Maria Mayda Giovanni Peri Kevin Shih Not sure you'll receive Clemency for that pun
