In this paper, I selectively discuss recent empirical work on the consequences of global labor
mobility. I examine how international migration affects the incomes of individuals in sending …

Using Italian municipality-level data on national elections and IV estimation strategy, we find
that immigration generates a sizable causal increase in votes for the center-right coalition …

Sjaastad (1962) viewed migration in the same way as education: as an investment in the
human agent. Migration and education are decisions that are indeed intertwined in many …

Advocates argue that vouchers can make improved educational opportunity available to
disadvantaged students. Critics contend that vouchers increase the risk of stratification …

The Handbook of the Economics of Education describes the research frontier in key topical
areas and sets the agenda for further work. Modern analysis in the economics of education …

Tracking refers to the practice of dividing students by ability or achievement. Students may
be tracked within schools by placing them into different classrooms based on achievement …

This article uses the mass migration wave to Israel in the 1990s to examine the impact of
immigrant concentration during elementary school on the long‐term academic outcomes of …

Using a state panel from 1940–2010, I examine the impact of immigration on the high school
completion of natives in the United States. Immigrant children could influence native …

We use aggregate PISA data for 19 countries over the period 2000–2009 to study whether a
higher share of immigrant pupils affects the school performance of natives. We find evidence …

We examine the impact of the Kenyan Free Primary Education program on student
participation, sorting, and achievement on the primary school exit examination. Exploiting …