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Immigrant Cultural Assimilation In The United States
Late last year, Vivek Ramaswamy - an Indian-American Republican - published an essay about America as a creedal nation, one defined by ideals rather…
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Undocumented People In The United States
In light of ICE stepping up interior “enforcement”, I thought I would republish a piece I wrote last year about what we know about the undocumented…
Jan 16
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December 2025
Immigration and Innovation
Generally, the arguments around migration tend to center on its direct effects.
Dec 5, 2025
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November 2025
2025-2026 Within-Country Migration Job Market Papers
In economics, graduate students going on the job market present a single job market paper (that is supposed to showcase their skills and work).
Nov 12, 2025
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2025-2026 International Migration Job Market Papers
In economics, graduate students going on the job market present a single job market paper (that is supposed to showcase their skills and work).
Nov 11, 2025
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October 2025
Return Migration
Particularly in rich countries, people often assume that once a migrant arrives, they are likely to stay for life. This is not true. Many migrants move…
Oct 24, 2025
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September 2025
Migration Job Market Papers
Please help me out by sending me any and all migration PhD job market papers. Send me your paper. To quote Matt: send me your student’s paper. Send me…
Sep 27, 2025
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The New H-1B Visa Fee
As you may have read, President Trump announced last night that the issuance of a H-1B visa will now come with a $100,000 fee. This is up from around…
Sep 20, 2025
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What happens when you send Ugandan students to Germany?
Most of this blog is about international migration, and particularly, the economics of international migration.
Sep 5, 2025
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August 2025
Are recent immigrants a "ticking time bomb" for British public finances?
At a few recent policy events, I keep hearing that dependents on visas are a Problem.
Aug 26, 2025
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June 2025
UK Immigration and Public Services
The UK Home Office has released a white paper on changes to the UK immigration system.
Jun 13, 2025
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May 2025
Undocumented People In The United States
The United States has a large population of undocumented immigrants, making up perhaps 3% of the US population.
May 1, 2025
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