Are Foreign IT Workers Cheaper? U.S. Visa Policies and Compensation of Information Technology Professionals

Sunil Mithas
Sunil Mithas
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Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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Henry C. Lucas, Jr.
Henry C. Lucas, Jr.
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Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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Sunil Mithas

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Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

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Henry C. Lucas, Jr.

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Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

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Published Online:23 Mar 2010https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1100.1149

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