“The socioeconomic returns to citizenship: A randomized controlled trial” (w/ J. Hainmueller, E. Cascardi, M. Hotard, R. Koslowski, D. Lawrence, and D. Laitin)
Summary: A randomized trial of citizenship fee vouchers for New York’s low‑income, permanent residents reveals that citizenship does not improve economic or integration outcomes, except for reducing deportation fears.
“The Labor Market Effects of Mexican Repatriations: Longitudinal Evidence from the 1930s” (w/ JongKwan Lee and Giovanni Peri)
Summary: 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)
Summary: 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)
Summary: 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)
Summary: 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)
“Immigration in Local US Economies was Associated with Strong Native Wage Growth for 40 Years” (w/ Giovanni Peri) Global Migration Center (UC Davis) 03/2020