The US long-term care sector is plagued with persistent worker shortages. In the OxREP, @deliafurtado.bsky.social and Nicholas A. Jolly propose immigration policies as an effective tool for addressing labour shortages and productivity gaps. doi.org/10.1093/oxre...

Are you a PhD student/postdoc/early-career scholar studying immigration? Want to spend time this summer in Mexico City w other immigration scholars? Apply to the UC Davis Global Migration Center summer school! I'll be there w 3 other amazing economists! globalmigration.ucdavis.edu/summer_school3

For the immigration researchers interested in identification techniques, in our nursing home paper, we use an an IV strategy pioneered in this paper, also coincidentally just out in print this month (at the AER): www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

From the current issue: #Immigration is quietly solving America’s #NursingHome crisis – @deliafurtado.bsky.social & Francesc Ortega find that with more staff, there are fewer falls and less suffering. Immigration isn’t just an economic issue – it’s a #healthcare one. doi.org/10.3368/jhr....

In their introduction to the OxREP’s issue on the economics of care, @profemilyjones.bsky.social , @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social, and Sarita Undurraga argue in favour of centring care in economic analysis. It is integral to the capabilities underpinning economic activity. doi.org/10.1093/oxre...

Struck by the timing of our paper finally appearing in print as the U.S. intensifies immigration enforcement to unprecedented levels. We find that local increases in immigration improve nursing home quality: fewer falls, less restraint use, and fewer pressure ulcers. jhr.uwpress.org/content/61/1/1

There are lots of excellent career paths for smart folks who love economics! An econ PhD is *one* of them worth considering, with some really nice perks but also some unpleasant things. Read the article if you are thinking about it. And if you are still interested, check out #UConn.

I didn't realize when I was doing this research that it would become so relevant today....thank you, @olgakhazan.bsky.social for sharing it.

Policies don’t just change costs—they can change norms. Our new paper suggests that when friends and family members back home take maternal longer leaves because of a policy change, immigrant moms in the U.S. take longer leaves--despite the cost.

Trump's mass deportation plan could drain more than $20 billion a year from Social Security

To all students from African countries interested in pursuing a PhD in Economics at UConn (or any other econ PhD program) in the future, consider applying to this now. #EconSky.

Dear Econ PhD applicants: For full consideration, please have your application materials in by this Wednesday, January 15, 2025. #econsky

See my work on how how a deportation policy resulted in more elderly Americans moving into nursing homes--because harder to find home care workers, etc. doi.org/10.1016/j.jh.... And also how greater availability of immigrant labor improves quality of care of nursing homes doi.org/10.3368/jhr.....

Dear #EconSky, check out UConn JMC Anastassiya Karaban! And thank you to my colleague @remylevin.bsky.social‬ who is not only a top researcher but he's also a spectacular mentor. Thankful this Thanksgiving for great students and great colleagues.

Interested in pursuing a PhD in Economics? UConn may be a great fit for you with its small class sizes and 3-4 external seminars per week. For more information, visit www.econ.uconn.edu or contact me directly.