The Gift of Global Talent: Innovation Policy and the Economy / William R. Kerr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerr, William R.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w25875.

NBER working paper series no. w25875

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

Gift of Global Talent

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2019.

Summary:

Talent is the most precious resource for today's knowledge-based economy, and a significant share of the U.S. skilled workforce in technology fields is foreign born. The United States has long held a leading position in attracting global talent, but the gap to other countries is weakening. Immigration policies like the H-1B visa program shape the admissions of foreign workers to the country and grant a particularly strong gatekeeping role to sponsoring firms and universities. This chapter explores the data around global talent flows and some of the economic implications of an employer-driven immigration approach.

Notes:

Print version record

May 2019.