The role of high-skilled foreign labor in startup performance: Evidence from two natural experiments

@article{Chen2021TheRO,
  title={The role of high-skilled foreign labor in startup performance: Evidence from two natural experiments},
  author={Jun Chen and Shenje Hshieh and Feng Zhang},
  journal={Journal of Financial Economics},
  year={2021}
}
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