Essays in corporate finance, labour economics, and political economy
This thesis presents a collection of essays on the intersection of finance, labour, and political economy. In Chapter 2, I exploit the 2003 reduction in the legislative cap for the H-1B visa program to show that a firm’s ability to hire skilled workers affects corporate investment. U.S. firms use th...
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University of British Columbia
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62401 |