TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Lofstrom, Magnus
AU  - Hayes, Joseph
        TI  - H-1Bs: How Do They Stack Up to US Born Workers?
        PY  - 2011/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 6259
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6259
        AB  - Combining unique individual level H-1B data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and data from the 2009 American Community Survey, we analyze earnings differences between H-1B visa holders and US born workers in STEM occupations. The data indicate that H-1Bs are younger and more skilled, as measured by education, than US born workers in the same occupations. We fail to find support for the notion that H-1Bs are paid less that observationally similar US born workers; in fact, they appear to have higher earnings in some key STEM occupations, including information technology.
        KW  - temporary workers
KW  - H-1B
KW  - immigration
KW  - high-skill
KW  - STEM
        ER  -