High-Skilled Immigration, STEM Employment, and Non-Routine-Biased Technical Change Article Swipe
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Nir Jaimovich
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Henry Siu
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· 2017
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.3386/w23185
· OA: W2582214943
YOU?
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· 2017
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.3386/w23185
· OA: W2582214943
We study the role of foreign-born workers in the growth of employment in STEM occupations since 1980.Given the importance of employment in these fields for research and innovation, we consider their role in a model featuring endogenous non-routine-biased technical change.We use this model to quantify the impact of high-skilled immigration, and the increasing tendency of such immigrants to work in innovation, on the pace of non-routine-biased technical change, the polarization of employment opportunities, and the evolution of wage inequality since 1980.
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