La investigación científica guía el diseño de políticas públicas p/ transformar retos de la migración en oportunidades para el desarrollo. En nuestra entrada de blog conocerás sobre los estudios presentados en el 1er seminario sobre #Migración de Vox.LACEA bit.ly/3G2U2cI

Yay, so great to see you Bilge!!

Tomorrow April 15th, last day to apply to the Summer School in Economics of Migration for PHD's in the US and Mexico, organized by UC Davis Global Migration Center and AlianzaMX It will be in Mexico City September 11-14, 2023. Apply at the site below if interested. globalmigration.ucdavis.edu/summer_school

PhD opportunity with a dream team on school choice

Since 1870, there has never been a time in US history when immigrants as a group were more likely than White US-born men to be incarcerated, from Ran Abramitzky, Leah Boustan, @elisajacome, Santiago Pérez, and Juan David Torres nber.org/papers/w31440

Inviting PhD students in economics conducting research in Latin America and the Caribbean! Apply to this award opportunity and pave the way for future winners research-proposals.iadb.org/node/7595

Researchers working on migration: send your paper to our 2nd meeting of HUMANS, Vox.LACEA's network on migration. Join #CatalinaAmuedo, @ClaireAdida, Michael Clemens and David McKenzie. This is a great opportunity to receive in depth comments on your research and expand your networks.

The World Bank McNamara Fellowships program is accepting applications. The deadline to apply is February 28, 2024. The program matches aspiring development economics researchers with World Bank research economists like me. More info here: worldbank.org/en/programs/sc…

Our papers are especially discussed at page 131-133 on the potential benefit of that immigration may bring to the aging US economy. ERP-2024.pdf (whitehouse.gov)

A really big and important win for immigrant rights advocates securing safer conditions for migrant kids. Though I'm sad to say that a big and important win is giving migrant children rights to basic safety and humane conditions, this is a low bar for our country to meet.

Today the Journal of Labor Economics published the paper with Mette Foged and @HasagerLinea on the long run effects of integration polices on the employment probability and earnings of refugees. It is in the Special Issue in honor of David Card. journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/72…

Support for the radical right and anti-immigration sentiment go hand in hand. But what is the underlying cause? Local outmigration could be a deep determinant of increased support for the far right. The thread about a new paper explains results, mechanisms and policy implications

Buscamos especialista en migración para apoyar las operaciones de la Unidad de migración del Inter-American Development Bank principalmente en Centroamérica. Revise los requisitos: iadbcareers.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/migration…

Recently published short paper in the Journal of Public Economics : "Does Granting Refugee Status to Family-Reunified Women Improve Their Integration?" Vol 234 (June 2024) by Linea Hasager (@HasagerLinea Economics_UCPH ) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Los beneficios de un trabajo van más allá del salario. Estos son algunos de los impactos positivos de la inclusión laboral para las personas migrantes. Conoce más en nuestra publicación. bit.ly/3wVyPQx

La cantidad de niñas y niños migrantes de entre 0 y 5 años en América Latina y el Caribe se duplicó en 10 años. Esta nueva publicación de Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo analiza los desafíos y las oportunidades de la migración en la niñez (0 a 5 años). bit.ly/3zGb14l 🧵👇

Nueva publicación con Cynthia van der Werf y Giuliana Daga

Our third HUMANS meeting, Vox.LACEA’s migration network, will be in Mexico next year. With Anna Maria Mayda, Patricia Cortés, and Felipe Muñoz Gómez speaking, it’s a great chance to present your migration research and receive valuable feedback