Migration, Human Capital and the Labor Market

Benjamin Elsner, an Assistant Professor of Economics at University College Dublin since 2018, specializes as an applied microeconomist, focusing on fields such as education, migration, and microeconometrics.Solomon W. Polachek, a Distinguished Professor at Binghamton University since 1983, has significantly impacted labor economics and international relations through his extensive research and academic work. His pioneering application of life-cycle models in labor economics, particularly in analyzing gender wage disparities, occupational segregation, and migration, has culminated in over 150 publications, including a seminal book, and notable recognition in mainstream media. Equally influential is his integration of economics and political science, yielding over 20 key publications in conflict and cooperation among nations, securing editorial roles in prominent journals, and a presidential position in the Peace Science Society (International).

• Part I. Migration Decisions Chapter 1. Who is Moving? Mobility Responses of Foreigners and Natives to Regional Shocks; Ismael Gálvez-Iniesta and Cem Özgüzel Chapter 2. International Student Migration: Did Brexit Close the Door to EU Students?; Joanna Clifton-Sprigg, Ines Homburg, Anneleen Huyghe, and Sunčica Vujić Part II. Immigrant Integration and Success Chapter 3. Integrating Refugees by Addressing Labor Shortages? A Policy Evaluation; Mette Foged, Janis Kreuder, and Giovanni Peri Chapter 4. The Labor Market Attainment of Immigrants in the Antebellum United States; Barry R. Chiswick and RaeAnn Halenda Robinson Chapter 5. A Historical Note on the Assimilation Rates of Foreign-Born Men and Women in the U.S.; Harriet Duleep, Robert Gesumaria, Mark Regets, Xingfei Liu, and Dan Dowhan Chapter 6. NACARA: Does Amnesty Affect Marriages of Undocumented Immigrants? Eva Dziadula and Jorgen Harris Chapter 7. Linguistic Proximity and the Inequality in Returns to Migrants' Skills; Jonas Feld and Joanna Tyrowicz Chapter 8. Persisent Occupational Hierarchies among Immigrant Worker Groups in the United States Labor Market; Agnieszka Postepska and Francis Vella