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Effects of High-Skilled Non-Immigrants on Wage Rates : H-1 B Visa Holders vs . Native workers
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Arslan, Onur |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | This research paper aims to explain the impact of high skilled non-immigrant workers (H-1B visa holders) on the real wages of native (U.S born) workers using the data from Labor Certification Application (LCA) and The Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESDS) between 2001 and 2010. This paper analyzes the effects by using two major methods. The first method is the general equilibrium approach that estimates the elasticity of substitution between nonimmigrant workers who are holding H-1B visa and native workers in the same industry, similar education and level of experience. The second method calculates the effects by using individual level instrumental variable regression model. According to empirical findings there is a small but statistically negative correlation between the wages of native and non-immigrant workers. In general instrumental variable regression results show negative coefficient values ranging from -0.496 to -0.645, which means a ten percent increase in the ratio of nonimmigrant to native share decreases the wages of natives by 4.9 to 6.45 percent. However, in some occupations that demand more high skilled labor such as information technology (IT), engineering and computer sciences, IV estimates indicate no negative wage effect on the U.S natives. O n u r A R S L A N | 3 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1091&context=cc_etds_theses |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
