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”
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”
lead author; co-authored with D. Lawrence, F. Mendoza, and J. Hainmueller
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”
lead author; co-authored with M. Hotard, D. Lawrence, J. Hainmueller, and D. Laitin
Main takeaway: We assemble and analyze the first comprehensive database of 2,138 geocoded immigration legal service providers in the US.
“Automated Chat Application Surveys Using WhatsApp”
co-authored with J. Fei, J. Wolf, M. Hotard, H. Ingham, S. Khanna, D. Lawrence, B. Tesfaye, J. Weinstein, and J. Hainmueller
latest version; IZA DP #15263; Stanford King Center WP #2015
Main takeaway: WhatsApp offers an alternative to traditional data collection methods that minimizes costs and enables continued engagement, especially with mobile populations.
“Association between Parents’ Nativity Status and Influenza Vaccination Rates among Children”
co-authored with M. Hotard, D. Lawrence, and J. Hainmueller
Main takeaway: Children with at least one immigrant parent are more likely to receive the influenza vaccine compared to their counterparts with native-born parents.