Publications
Understanding the Effects of Granting Work Permits to Undocumented Immigrants
with Ferran Elias and Javier Vázquez-Grenno
Latest draft, July 2022.
Accepted for publication at the Journal of Labor Economics: link
CEPR Discussion Paper 12726. October 2019: link
Upjohn Institute Working Paper. February 2018: link
Older versions: CReAM Discussion Paper 08/17. October 2017 and IZA Discussion Paper No. 10687, April 2017.
Selected coverage: Le Monde, Ara, la Información, Nacional, UPF, La "Caixa", Div-in-Div blog, The Cato Institute, VoxEU, Nada es Gratis (invited contribution), IEB, La Vanguardia, ctxt
Why Immigration Is an Urban Phenomenon
FRBSF Economic Letter, Issue 2023-16, July 2023: link
Immigration in Spain
Papeles de Economía Española, Volume 176. June 2023: link
Immigration and Spatial Equilibrium: the Role of Expenditures in the Country of Origin
with Christoph Albert
Latest draft. August 2021.
American Economic Review. Volume 112. Issue 11. 2022: link
CEPR Discussion Paper 12842. April 2018: link
The Center for Growth and Opportunity WP 2019.007: link
Older versions: CReAM Discussion Paper 07/17. October 2017: link and IZA Discussion Paper No. 11075. October 2017: link
Coverage: The Benchmark, VoxEU, Nada es Gratis (invited contribution), El Economista
Presentation Video: link
Previously circulated as ``Immigrants' Residential Choices and their Consequences''
Local Adjustment to Immigrant-Driven Labor Supply Shocks
Latest draft. October 2020.
Journal of Human Capital. Volume 15. Issue 1. Spring 2021: link
CEPR Discussion Paper 13998. September 2019: link
Previously circulated as "Immigration, Internal Migration, and Technology Adoption"
Immigration and Wage Dynamics: Evidence from the Mexican Peso Crisis
Latest draft, August 2019.
Journal of Political Economy, Volume 128, Issue 8, August 2020: link
CEPR Discussion Paper 13394: link
Older IZA Discussion Paper No. 8924, March 2015: link
Older online Appendix can be found here.
Replication code and data can be found here: link, link
Coverage: VoxEU, Nada es Gratis (invited contribution)
How Segregated is Urban Consumption?
with Donald R. Davis, Jonathan I. Dingel, and Eduardo Morales
Latest draft, August 2019.
Journal of Political Economy, Volume 127, Issue 4, August 2019, Pages 1684-1738: link
NBER Working Paper No. 23822: link
Replication code can be found here: link
Coverage: Chicago Booth video, Frontiers of Economic Research Podcast, VoxEU, Chicago Booth Review
Minimum Wages and Spatial Equilibrium: Theory and Evidence
Latest draft, February 2018.
Journal of Labor Economics: Volume 37, Issue 3, July 2019, Pages 853-904: link
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9460, October 2015: link
Replication code can be found here: link
Coverage: GO, Le Journal de Montreal, The Contrarian, Forbes, Econ Talk , FEE , Le Journal de Quebec
The Labor Market Consequences of Refugee Supply Shocks
with George J. Borjas.
Latest draft. September 2016.
Economic Policy, Volume 32, Issue 91, 1 July 2017, Pages 361–413: link
NBER Working Paper No. 22656, September 2016: link
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10212, September 2016: link
Replication code can be found here: link
Coverage: The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, El Pais, Les Affaires, the Cato Institute, GlobalEDGE, LaborEcon (George J. Borjas' Blog), Nada es Gratis (invited contribution)
Working Papers
Economic Shocks and Internal Migration
Latest draft, May 2020.
Reject and Resubmit at the Review of Economics and Statistics
CEPR Discusion Paper 12977. June 2018: link
Older version: IZA Discussion Paper No. 8840, February 2015: link
Floating Population: Migration with(out) Family and the Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity
with Clément Imbert, Marlon Seror, and Yanos Zylberberg
Latest draft. December 2023.
Additional material: link
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Working Paper 2023-26: link
CEPR Discussion Paper 18418: link
The Effect of Second-Generation Rent Controls: Evidence from Catalonia
with Jose G. Montalvo
Latest draft. September 2023.
BSE Working Paper 1345. February 2023: link
Coverage: Esade Econ Policy, Esade press summary, La Vanguardia, El periodico, Cinco Dias, Idealista, El Nacional, Economia Digital, ABC, El Economista, La Vanguardia.
Industrialization without Innovation
with Paula Bustos, Juanma Castro Vincenzi, and Jacopo Ponticelli
Latest draft. October 2022.
CEPR Discussion Paper 13379: link
Previously circulated as "Structural Transformation, Industrial Specialization, and Endogenous Growth"
Improvements in Labor Market Prospects and Fertility Decisions
with Eduardo Polo-Muro and Javier Vázquez-Grenno
Reject and Resubmit at Regional Science and Urban Economics
Latest draft. June 2024.
CEPR Discussion Paper 194165: link
Coverage: Nada es Gratis
Public Sector Pay in Spatial Equilibrium
with Emeric Henry and Arthur Guillouzouic
Latest draft, May 2024.
CEPR Discussion Paper 19014: link
Supersedes "Local Public Goods and the Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity"
The Regional Impact of Economic Shocks: Why Immigration is Different from Import Competition
with Christoph Albert
Latest draft. December 2020.
Coverage: Barcelona GSE Focus
The Geography of Refugee Shocks
with Albrecht Glitz, Lukas Hoerning, and Konstantin Koerner
RUHR Working Papers: link
