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‪ With @jeromevalette.bsky.social & Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga, we are happy to announce the CfPapers for the 4th edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration on May 26-27, 2026 @uc3meconomics.bsky.social, Spain. Submit until February 1, 2026 on economig2026.sciencesconf.org

Why would anyone pay #taxes where disasters strike, gangs rule and the state barely functions? Our work in Haiti shows that even amid crisis, the affluent support taxation through social recognition and trusted intermediaries (with Sarah Berens) @WorldDevJournal www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"What does it mean when we take the people who are supposed to be tracking terrorism and global organized crime and have them track Western Union transactions?"

💬 The recently introduced 1% tax on all cash-based remittances in the US will have "devastating & destabilizing effects on the world's poorest countries." Read the full op-ed by ICTD's Vanessa van den Boogaard, along with Ana Isabel Lopez Garcia, for Foreign Policy ⬇️ ow.ly/HwO350WF9Vx #TaxExperts

Instead of cracking down on illegal immigration and cartel finances, this tax on the poor will increase global instability and the very incentives that drive emigration in the first place.

In @foreignpolicy.com we call out the new US remittance tax for what it is: a tax on the poor. Built on bad premises, it will hurt far more than it helps. Taxing remittances makes no one stronger, safer, or more secure (with Vanessa van den Boogaard) foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/12/r...

Thank you @isanet.bsky.social !!! Very happy and honored to have received this prize, as the first recipients!! Big thanks to the @ictdtax.bsky.social for their support in funding this research!!

This working paper looks really cool. "The Education-Innovation Gap" 🧵🧵🧵

From our upcoming issue: "US Enforcement Politics and Remittance Dynamics in Mexico" by Matthew Smoldt, Valerie Mueller (@valmuellerasu.bsky.social ), and Cameron G. Thies (@cameronthies.bsky.social).

Mexico was once a pioneer with its successful conditional cash transfers to reduce poverty. Now that these handouts are universal, the country’s very poorest are worse off

When governments deliver: migrant remittances and the willingness to pay higher local taxes doi.org/10.1111/dech... Paper in @devandchg.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social alumna @anaisgarcia.bsky.social Her study shows remittances increase local tax contributions in Latin America/Caribbean

Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country, facing hardship and discrimination abroad. Yet many show remarkable resilience and hope for the future. @itsmarirodriguez.bsky.social explores what new survey data from COL and PER reveal about the Venezuelan diaspora: tinyurl.com/u47jyf4m

A large field experiment in Peru on informal workers informs whether offering them a matching contribution raises participation and contributions in their Individual Retirement Accounts, from Noelia Bernal, Sebastian Galiani, and Oswaldo Molina https://www.nber.org/papers/w33925

As large cuts are made to foreign aid across the globe, remittances—money that migrants send back to their home countries—are becoming more important. Here's how we can maximize their impact for development, according to @helen-dempster.bsky.social & @samhuckstep.bsky.social: bit.ly/4j42Fo1

How does taxation shape conflict dynamics, and what role can fair and transparent tax systems play in building lasting peace? These were the key questions driving our two-day workshop. A big thank you to our participants, read more about the event: go.unu.edu/R9p34

Why would anyone pay taxes in a country where disasters strikes, gangs rule and the state barely functions? Our work in Haiti shows that even amid crisis, the affluent can support taxation through social recognition and trusted intermediaries (with Sarah Berens) www.ictd.ac/publication/...

In the Midst of Conflict and Gang Rule: What Would Make Haitians Supportive of Property Tax? ictd.ac/blog/conflic... via @ictdtax.bsky.social

Could hiring more women rebuild trust in the local police? Our survey experiment in Mexico shows that female officers are seen as more effective and less corrupt, regardless of (military) background. Effects are moreover stronger for crime and violence victims. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In Mexico, penal policies dominate the crime response, but could social policies like youth education be more effective? Check our latest article at SCID link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Amigos brasileiros: vocês estão aquí? Me digam onde posso encontrá-los?

Discover how migrant remittances impact #local #taxes! GLD Working Paper No. 74 by @anaisgarcia.bsky.social shows that remittance recipients in #LatinAmerica are more likely to pay higher municipal taxes for better services - Could this strengthen local governance? 🔗 bit.ly/3WNNwxK

In the Netherlands, natives 8% less likely to cooperate with a non-Western immigrant, in second stage of a trust game, if immigrant trusts the native In other words, the returns to being trustworthy are lower for the immigrant By Cettolin+Suetens in EJ—> doi.org/10.1111/ecoj...

Our job market series continues with Seung-hun Lee on the impact of violence against local politicians on public good provision in Mexico blogs.worldbank.org/impactevalua...

Which migration policies do people in receiving countries prefer? Do humanitarian values matter? Isabel Ruiz, Carlos Vargas-Silva and I address these Q's via a conjoint experiment in Colombia. Thread below, and open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.wo.... polisky mitcitsky comparativesky econsky

6/6 🧵 [email protected],  @anaisgarcia.bsky.social, Berens & Maydom investigate effect of migrant experiences on home country tax preferences. Survey experiment in Mexico. Find exclusion from welfare in US increases returning migrants support of progressive taxation tinyurl.com/2kaanu8j