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International college students’ impact on the US skilled labor supply

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  • Michel Beine

    (uni.lu - Université du Luxembourg = University of Luxembourg = Universität Luxemburg, CESifo - CESifo, IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit - Institute of Labor Economics)

  • Giovanni Peri

    (UC Davis - University of California [Davis] - UC - University of California, NBER - National Bureau of Economic Research [New York] - NBER - The National Bureau of Economic Research, IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit - Institute of Labor Economics)

  • Morgan Raux

    (uni.lu - Université du Luxembourg = University of Luxembourg = Universität Luxemburg)

Abstract

While US universities attract millions of international students, we do not know how many of them work in the US after graduating. In this paper we implement an instrumental variable estimation, using quasi-random variations in the tuition charged, and we estimate that between 2003 and 2017 one more international master (or bachelor) student, attracted by a university, increased the US skilled labor supply in the year of graduation by about 0.23 (0.08) employees. Only for STEM students such effect on labor supply was positive and significant, especially after the 2008 Optional Practical Training reform.

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  • Michel Beine & Giovanni Peri & Morgan Raux, 2023. "International college students’ impact on the US skilled labor supply," Post-Print hal-04951513, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04951513
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2023.104917
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    Cited by:

    1. Andrew Yizhou Liu, 2025. "Strategic Complementarity in Labor Demand: Evidence from US Industry Leading Firms," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 57, July.
    2. Brox, Enzo & Krieger, Tommy, 2025. "Far-right mass protests and their effects on internal migration," ZEW Discussion Papers 25-045, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.

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    JEL classification:

    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education

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