- Immigration
- US Labor Market
- Economics
- Answering Challenges to Advanced Economies
In 2017, US policy changed sharply, restricting H-1B visas and prompting a surge of high-skilled immigrants—particularly computer scientists—to relocate to Canada. As a result, Canada experienced expansion of firms, higher native employment, and increased exports. In the US, the restrictions succeeded in raising wages for American computer scientists, but this came at the expense of wages for workers in other occupations and increased competition for American firms in global markets due to talent diversion.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Agostina Brinatti is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Brinatti’s research focuses on the intersection of international trade and immigration.
