Publications by Alexander Gelber
Earnings Adjustment Frictions: Evidence from the Social Security Earnings Test
August 1, 2016 • Working Papers • By Alexander Gelber, Damon Jones and Daniel W. Sack
Abstract We study frictions in adjusting earnings in response to changes in the Social Security Annual Earnings Test (AET), using a one percent sample of earnings histories from Social Security…
The Effects of High-Skilled Immigration Policy on Firms: Evidence from H-1B Visa Lotteries
October 1, 2015 • Working Papers • By Alexander Gelber and Kirk Doran
Abstract We compare winning and losing firms in the Fiscal Year 2006 and 2007 H-1B visa lotteries, matching administrative data on these lotteries to administrative tax data on U.S. firms,…
February 1, 2015 • Working Papers • By Adam Isen, Alexander Gelber and Judd B. Kessler
Abstract Programs to encourage labor market activity among youth, including public employment programs and wage subsidies like the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, can be supported by three broad rationales. They…