Refereed Publications
“The Labor Market Effects of Mexican Repatriations: Longitudinal Evidence from the 1930s” (w/ JongKwan Lee and Giovanni Peri)
- Journal of Public Economics (2022) 25, 104558; latest version; replication package
- In media: The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Economist, Bloomberg, This American Life, The Guardian, Forbes
- Main takeaway: A large-scale program of repatriating Mexicans and Mexican Americans during the Great Depression did not achieve its goal – more jobs for native workers.
“The Role of Labor Market Institutions in the Impact of Immigration on Wages and Employment” (w/ Mette Foged and Linea Hasager)
- Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2022) 124(1), 164-213; latest version; replication package
- Main takeaway: Labor market institutions may reduce the wage inequality effect of immigration while weakening the associated economic benefits.
“Does Halting Refugee Resettlement Reduce Crime? Evidence from the US Refugee Ban” (2020) (w/ Daniel Masterson)
- American Political Science Review (2021) 115(3), 1066-1073; latest version; replication package; appendix
- In media: Bloomberg, The World Bank Blog
- Main takeaway: The refugee ban introduced by Trump in early 2017 did not lower local crime rates.
“Association between Health Care Utilization and Immigration Enforcement Events in San Francisco” (w/ J. Hainmueller, M. Hotard, D. Lawrence, L. Gottlieb, and J. Torres)
- JAMA Network Open (2020) 3(11), e2025065-e2025065; replication code; additional appendix; pre-analysis plan
- In media: Stanford IPL Policy Brief
- Main takeaway: Healthcare utilization among likely undocumented immigrants in San Francisco did not respond to local ICE raids or anti-immigration rhetoric and policies.
“Public Health Insurance Expansion for Immigrant Children and Interstate Migration of Low-income Immigrants” (w/ D. Lawrence, F. Mendoza, and J. Hainmueller)
- JAMA Pediatrics (2020) Vol 174(1), pp22-28.; replication package
- In media: Vox, Reuters, Yahoo! News, Stanford News, Stanford IPL Policy Brief
- Videos: Healthcare Triage
- Main takeaway: Public health insurance expansion for recent immigrants did not lead to an increased interstate in-migration among eligible foreign-born.
“Standardizing the Fee-Waiver Application Increased Naturalization Rates of Low-Income Immigrants” (w/ M. Hotard, D. Lawrence, J. Hainmueller, and D. Laitin)
- PNAS Vol 116(34), pp16768-16772 (2019); latest version; replication package
- In media: The Washington Post, Fortune Magazine, The Hill, Stanford IPL Policy Brief
- Main takeaway: Standardizing the fee waiver for citizenship applications raised naturalization rates among low-income immigrants.
“Does Schedule Irregularity Affect Productivity? Evidence from Random Assignment into College Classes” (w/ Lester Lusher and Phuc Luong)
- Labour Economics Vol 60, pp115-128 (2019); latest version; replication package
- Main takeaway: More volatile school start schedules throughout the week do not lead to lower college test scores.
“The Labor Market Effects of a Refugee Wave: Synthetic Control Method Meets the Mariel Boatlift” (w/ Giovanni Peri)
- Journal of Human Resources Vol 54(2), pp267-309 (2019); latest version; replication package
- In media: The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Vox, The Atlantic, Bloomberg (#1, #2), The Chicago Tribune, CBS News, Newsweek (#1, #2), Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance
- Videos: WSJ Mariel Boatlift Recap, JHR Threads
- Main takeaway: The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 did not result in large, statistically detectable wage or employment changes among low-skilled Miamians.
“Gender Performance Gaps: Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Role of Gender Differences in Sleep Cycles” (w/ Lester Lusher)
- Economic Inquiry Vol 56(1), pp252-262 (2018); latest version; replication package
- In media: The Washington Post, The Independent
- Main takeaway: Girls benefit from earlier school start times relative to boys, partially contributing to the observed gender performance gap.
“Double-Shift Schooling and Student Success: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Europe” (w/ Lester Lusher)
- Economics Letters Vol.139, pp36-39 (2016); latest version; replication package
- Main takeaway: Students achieve slightly higher grades when taking classes in the morning compared to the afternoon.