Francesc Ortega

City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics

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1.

Immigration in Europe: Trends, Policies and Empirical Evidence

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7778
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 04 Dec 2013
Sara de la Rica, Albrecht Glitz and Francesc Ortega
Universidad del Pais Vasco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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recent European immigration, immigrant outcomes, impact of immigration

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The Economic Effects of Providing Legal Status to Dreamers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11281
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 29 Jan 2018
Francesc Ortega, Ryan D. Edwards and Amy Hsin
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and CUNY Queens College
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immigration, DREAMers, legalization, undocumented

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Immigration and Housing Booms: Evidence from Spain

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Immigration and Housing Booms: Evidence from Spain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4333
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 04 Aug 2009
Libertad Gonzalez and Francesc Ortega
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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housing market, immigration, house prices, construction, Spain

Immigration and Housing Booms: Evidence from Spain

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Oct 2009
Libertad Gonzalez and Francesc Ortega
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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Housing market, immigration, house prices, construction, Spain

Immigration and Housing Booms: Evidence from Spain

Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 53, Issue 1, pp. 37-59, 2013
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 14 Feb 2013
Libertad Gonzalez and Francesc Ortega
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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The Impact of Skilled Foreign Workers on Firms: An Investigation of Publicly Traded U.S. Firms

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8684
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 06 Dec 2014
Anirban Ghosh, Anna Maria Mayda and Francesc Ortega
Georgetown University - Department of Economics, Georgetown University - Department of Economics and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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immigration, skills, productivity, visas, R&D

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The Effects of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on the Educational Outcomes of Undocumented Students

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11078
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Oct 2017
Amy Hsin and Francesc Ortega
CUNY Queens College and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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immigration, undocumented immigration, education, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, natural experiment

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Migration, Trade and Income

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7325
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 13 Apr 2013
Francesc Ortega and Giovanni Peri
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Economics
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international migration, trade, income per person, productivity, geography, institutions, diversity

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Immigration and the Survival of the Welfare State

UPF Economics and Business Working Paper 815
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Nov 2005
Francesc Ortega
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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Repeated voting, Markov equilibrium, political economy, immigration policy, welfare state, redistribution, skill premium, education

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The Role of Income and Immigration Policies in Attracting International Migrants

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6655
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Jun 2012
Francesc Ortega and Giovanni Peri
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Economics
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international migration, labor movements, immigration policies

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Rising Sea Levels and Sinking Property Values: The Effects of Hurricane Sandy on New York's Housing Market

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 27 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2018
Francesc Ortega and Suleyman Taspinar
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and CUNY Queens College, Department of Economics
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Climate change, Real estate, Cities, Hurricane Sandy

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The Causes and Effects of International Migrations: Evidence from OECD Countries 1980-2005

NBER Working Paper No. w14833
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 06 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2010
Francesc Ortega and Giovanni Peri
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Economics
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Rising Sea Levels and Sinking Property Values: The Effects of Hurricane Sandy on New York's Housing Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10374
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Dec 2016
Francesc Ortega and Süleyman Taspinar
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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climate change, real estate, cities, Hurricane Sandy

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Immigration and the Political Economy of Public Education: Recent Perspectives

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8778
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 31 Jan 2015
Francesc Ortega and Ryuichi Tanaka
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and Tokyo Institute of Technology
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education, public school, immigration, naturalization

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Immigration Policies and the Ecuadorian Exodus

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4737
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Feb 2010
Simone Bertoli, Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga and Francesc Ortega
University of Auvergne, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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migration, selection, sorting, immigration policies

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Crossing the Border: Self-Selection, Earnings and Individual Migration Decisions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4957
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Simone Bertoli, Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga and Francesc Ortega
University of Auvergne, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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international migration, self-selection, earnings, individual-level data

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The Aggregate Effects of Trade and Migration: Evidence from OECD Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5604
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Apr 2011
Francesc Ortega and Giovanni Peri
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Economics
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trade, international migration, income, geography

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How Do Very Open Economies Absorb Large Immigration Flows? Recent Evidence from Spanish Regions

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How Do Very Open Economies Absorb Large Immigration Flows? Recent Evidence from Spanish Regions

IZA Working Paper No. 3311
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 May 2008
Libertad Gonzalez and Francesc Ortega
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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immigration, open economies, Rybcszynski, instrumental variables

How do Very Open Economies Absorb Large Immigration Flows? Recent Evidence from Spanish Regions

Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 248
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Mar 2009
Libertad Gonzalez and Francesc Ortega
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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Immigration, Open Economies, Rybcszynski, Instrumental Variables

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Economic and Cultural Gaps Among Foreign-Born Minorities in Spain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4115
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Apr 2009
Sara de la Rica and Francesc Ortega
Universidad del Pais Vasco and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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immigration, cultural gaps, ethnicity, assimilation

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Labor-Market Exposure as a Determinant of Attitudes Toward Immigration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4519
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 Nov 2009
Francesc Ortega and Javier G. Polavieja
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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immigration attitudes, labor market, job-specific human capital, communication skills, international migration

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Immigration, Citizenship, and the Size of Government

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4528
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 09 Nov 2009
Francesc Ortega
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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immigration, citizenship, redistributive policies, political economy

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Gender Specialization in Households: An Empirical Analysis

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 25 Jul 2007
Francesc Ortega and Ryuichi Tanaka
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Ability, Gender, Human capital, Educational Economics

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The Economic Contribution of Unauthorized Workers: An Industry Analysis

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The Economic Contribution of Unauthorized Workers: An Industry Analysis

NBER Working Paper No. w22834
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 25 May 2018
Ryan D. Edwards and Francesc Ortega
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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The Economic Contribution of Unauthorized Workers: An Industry Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10366
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 Nov 2016
Ryan D. Edwards and Francesc Ortega
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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immigration, unauthorized, industry, contribution

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A Global View of Cross-Border Migration

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A Global View of Cross-Border Migration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6584
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 Jun 2012
Julian di Giovanni, Andrei A. Levchenko and Francesc Ortega
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department of Economics and Business, University of Michigan - Department of Economics and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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migration, remittances, international trade, welfare

A Global View of Cross-Border Migration

NBER Working Paper No. w20002
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 24 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2014
Julian di Giovanni, Andrei A. Levchenko and Francesc Ortega
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department of Economics and Business, University of Michigan - Department of Economics and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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A Global View of Cross-Border Migration

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9919
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 02 Jun 2014
Julian di Giovanni, Andrei A. Levchenko and Francesc Ortega
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department of Economics and Business, University of Michigan - Department of Economics and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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International Trade, Migration, Remittances, Welfare

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Immigration, Family Responsibilities and the Labor Supply of Skilled Native Women

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4265
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 21 Jul 2009
Lidia Farré, Libertad Gonzalez and Francesc Ortega
Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) - Institute for Economic Analysis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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immigration, labor supply, fertility, retirement, household services

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Immigration, Family Responsibilities and the Labor Supply of Skilled Native Women

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Immigration, Family Responsibilities and the Labor Supply of Skilled Native Women

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Aug 2009
Libertad Gonzalez, Francesc Ortega and Lídia Farré
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Immigration, Labor supply, Fertility, Retirement, Household services

Immigration, Family Responsibilities and the Labor Supply of Skilled Native Women

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 14 Oct 2009
Lídia Farré, Libertad Gonzalez and Francesc Ortega
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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Immigration, Labor supply, Fertility, Retirement, Household services

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The Effects of Flood Insurance on Housing Markets

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11810
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 24 Sep 2018
Agustín Indaco, Francesc Ortega and Süleyman Taspinar
City University of New York - CUNY Graduate Center, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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climate change, real estate, cities, flood insurance

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How Do Very Open Economies Adjust to Large Immigration Flows? Recent Evidence from Spanish Regions

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 18 Mar 2008
Libertad Gonzalez and Francesc Ortega
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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Immigration, Open Economies, Rybcszynski, Instrumental Variables

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Credible Redistributive Policies and Migration across US States

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 25 Jul 2007
Roc Armenter and Francesc Ortega
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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Migration, taxation, education, credibility

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Immigration, Naturalization, and the Future of Public Education

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8342
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 02 Aug 2014
Ryuichi Tanaka, Lidia Farré and Francesc Ortega
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) - Institute for Economic Analysis and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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education, public school, immigration, naturalization

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Occupational Barriers and the Labor Market Penalty from Lack of Legal Status

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11680
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Aug 2018
Francesc Ortega and Amy Hsin
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and CUNY Queens College
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migration, undocumented, legalization, amnesty, dreamers

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The Effect of Income and Immigration Policies on International Migration

NBER Working Paper No. w18322
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 Aug 2012
Francesc Ortega and Giovanni Peri
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Economics
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The Effect of the H-1b Quota on Employment and Selection of Foreign-Born Labor

NBER Working Paper No. w23902
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2017
Anna Maria Mayda, Francesc Ortega, Giovanni Peri, Kevin Shih and Chad Sparber
Georgetown University - Department of Economics, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics, University of California, Davis - Department of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) - Department of Economics and Colgate University - Economics Department
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Immigration and School Choices in the Midst of the Great Recession

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9234
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Lidia Farré, Francesc Ortega and Ryuichi Tanaka
Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) - Institute for Economic Analysis, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and Tokyo Institute of Technology
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education, public school, recession, immigration

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The Decline of the Welfare State: Demography and Globalization

Economics of Transition, Vol. 14, Issue 2, pp. 413-415, April 2006
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 25 May 2006
Francesc Ortega
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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The Effect of the H-1B Quota on the Employment and Selection of Foreign-Born Labor

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The Effect of the H-1B Quota on the Employment and Selection of Foreign-Born Labor

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11345
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 25 Feb 2018
Anna Maria Mayda, Francesc Ortega, Giovanni Peri, Kevin Shih and Chad Sparber
Georgetown University - Department of Economics, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics, University of California, Davis - Department of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) - Department of Economics and Colgate University - Economics Department
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skilled workers, H-1B, natural experiment

The Effect of the H-1B Quota on the Employment and Selection of Foreign-Born Labor

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12736
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Feb 2018
Anna Maria Mayda, Francesc Ortega, Giovanni Peri, Kevin Shih and Chad Sparber
Georgetown University - Department of Economics, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics, University of California, Davis - Department of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) - Department of Economics and Colgate University - Economics Department
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H-1B, Natural Experiment, Skilled Workers

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The Effect of Trade and Migration on Income

NBER Working Paper No. w18193
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 21 Jul 2012
Francesc Ortega and Giovanni Peri
City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Economics
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Hurricanes, Flood Risk and the Economic Adaptation of Businesses

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12474
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 29 Jul 2019
Agustín Indaco, Francesc Ortega and Süleyman Taspinar
City University of New York - CUNY Graduate Center, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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climate change, sea-level rise, economic adaptation, hurricane sandy