Highlighted Publications




 

This study asks how extreme heat affects international migration from El Salvador. The authors use detailed agricultural production data from 2013–2018 and household survey data from 2009–2018, combined with high-resolution temperature records. They find that each additional week of extreme temperatures during the main corn-growing season reduces annual corn production by about 3 percent and lowers producers’ demand for hired workers by roughly 3.6 percent. These income losse

The study asks whether immigration increases local innovation and wage growth in U.S. counties. Using census, ACS, patent records, and wage data from 1975–2010, the authors link immigration shocks to changes in patenting and earnings. They find that an influx of 10,000 immigrants raises patenting by about 1.22 patents per 100,000 residents over five years (a 25 percent increase) and boosts annual wages by roughly $150 per capita (about 8 percent higher wage growth). More educ

This study asks whether granting driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants affects the number of fatal car crashes in the United States. Using county-level data from 2007 to 2018 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fatality and Injury Reporting System, the researcher analyzed how license reforms influenced crash rates. The results show that allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain licenses increased total fatal crashes by about 5%, or roughly 0.46 more deaths pe

This study asks how stricter immigration enforcement affected the employment, wages, and job quality of immigrant women in the United...

This study examines whether adding a citizenship question to the decennial census reduces survey response rates, especially among...

This study examines whether the socioeconomic disadvantages of first-generation locals in Denmark stem from their parents’ immigrant...

This study investigates how media coverage of immigration influences the polarization of public attitudes. Using French television news...

This study examines whether immigrants have lower incarceration rates than US-born individuals over the past 150 years. Using full-count...