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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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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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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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 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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Does Immigration Improve Quality of Care in Nursing Homes?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13552
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 Aug 2020
Delia Furtado and Francesc Ortega
University of Connecticut - Department of Economics and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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immigration, nursing homes, monopoly power

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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 2022
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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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
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 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: 26 Feb 2022
Julian di Giovanni, Andrei A. Levchenko and Francesc Ortega
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 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
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 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 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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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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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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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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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

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

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

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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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Shoring Up Economic Refugees: Venezuelan Migrants in the Ecuadorian Labor Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13502
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 29 Jul 2020
Sergio Olivieri, Francesc Ortega, Ana Rivadeneira and Eliana Carranza
World Bank, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and World Bank
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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) - 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

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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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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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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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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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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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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: 23 May 2022
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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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, Lidia Farré, Libertad Gonzalez and Francesc Ortega
Universidad de AlicanteSpanish 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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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) - 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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The Labor Market Effects of Venezuelan Migration in Ecuador

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13501
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 29 Jul 2020
Sergio Olivieri, Francesc Ortega, Ana Rivadeneira and Eliana Carranza
World Bank, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and World Bank
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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: 24 Apr 2022
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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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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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, Lidia Farré, Francesc Ortega and Ryuichi Tanaka
Universidad de AlicanteSpanish 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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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, Lidia Farré and Francesc Ortega
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Universidad de AlicanteSpanish 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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The Effect of Income and Immigration Policies on International Migration

NBER Working Paper No. w18322
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2022
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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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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Selecting Talent: Gender Differences in Participation and Success in Competitive Selection Processes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12530
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 04 Sep 2019
Lidia Farre and Francesc Ortega
University of Barcelona and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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glass ceiling, gender, education

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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 Last Revised: 19 Mar 2022
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 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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Family Ties, Geographic Mobility and the Gender Gap in Academic Aspirations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14561
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 24 Jul 2021
Lidia Farre and Francesc Ortega
University of Barcelona and City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics
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Coping with H-1b Shortages: Firm Performance and Mitigation Strategies

NBER Working Paper No. w27730
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2022
Anna Maria Mayda, Francesc Ortega, Giovanni Peri, Kevin Y. 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, CUNY Queens College and Colgate University
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