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Chad Sparber, W. Bradford Wiley Chair in international economics at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, contributed support to the successful legal challenge against new ICE regulations for international students studying online.

Chad Sparber, associate professor of economics, testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest on Thursday, February 25. During the hearing, Sparber discussed the significance of foreign-born STEM workers on native-born job opportunities and the role that the H-1B Visa program has had on technology development and job creation in the United […]

The immigration debate has caused concern that foreign workers could out-compete U.S.-born applicants, reduce wages, and even discourage Americans from seeking science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. Using a $128,640 grant from the National Science Foundation, Associate Professor of Economics Chad Sparber and faculty from four colleges will study the impact that foreign-born workers with […]

As debate over immigration policy continues in the nation’s capital and across the country, research by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø professor Chad Sparber and two colleagues continues to add to the dialogue. In 2013, Sparber began research showing that an increase in H-1B visas — a program for U.S. companies to bring in skilled immigrants — did not […]

While leading 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s London Economics Study Group for the semester, professor Chad Sparber worked with fellow economists Giovanni Peri (UC, Davis) and Kevin Shih (UC, Davis) to research H-1B visas and the impact on the US economy. “H-1B visas help to increase the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) labor force in the U.S., and […]

As an economist, Takao Kato studies unintended consequences of public policy decisions. As a professor at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø with many international students in his classes, he considers their prospects for gainful employment in the United States. That connection inspired a research project he conducted with Chad Sparber, assistant professor of economics.