Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This dissertation investigates how exogenous shifts in U.S. immigration policy impact strategic human capital management and innovation outcomes of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Through two quasi-experimental studies focusing on the H-1B visa program, it finds evidence that restrictive policies, such as visa cap reductions, compel MNEs to disperse their R&D activities globally, which increases coordination costs and negatively affects innovation. Conversely, liberalizing policies that enhance visa portability increase the interfirm mobility and internal bargaining power of high-skilled immigrant inventors. The dissertation concludes by proposing a three-dimensional policy framework that moves beyond simple human capital metrics to include social capital and geopolitical considerations, advocating for a more strategic approach to high-skilled immigration.
Source: AIB Insights
DOI: 10.46697/001c.146363
Author: Deepak Nayak
Institution: The Ohio State University
Language: English
Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415877666