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http://mclem.org

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Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), University College London (UCL), (more information at EDIRC) Center for Global Development (CGD), (more information at EDIRC) Economics Department, George Mason University, (more information at EDIRC) Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics (IIE), (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Expelling Excellence: Exchange Visitor Restrictions on High-Skill Migrants in the United States
   IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2. Migration or stagnation: Aging and economic growth in Korea today, the world tomorrow
   Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics
3. Modernizing the US Exchange Visitor Skills List
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics
4. Partial Legalization and Parallel Markets: The Effect of Lawful Crossing on Unlawful Crossing at the US Southwest Border
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2024)
5. The effect of lawful crossing on unlawful crossing at the US southwest border
   Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics

2023

6. Climate Change and Migration: An Omnibus Overview for Policymakers and Development Practitioners
   Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
7. The Effect of Low-Skill Immigration Restrictions on US Firms and Workers: Evidence from a Randomized Lottery
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (4)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (4)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (4)
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2022) View citations (5)
8. The Fiscal Effect of Immigration: Reducing Bias in Influential Estimates
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2021) View citations (1)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (1)
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2021) View citations (1)

2022

9. Do Cash Transfers Deter Migration?
   Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
   Also in IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (1)
10. Migration on the Rise, a Paradigm in Decline: The Last Half-Century of Global Mobility
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2022) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2022)
    See also Journal Article Migration on the Rise, a Paradigm in Decline: The Last Half-Century of Global Mobility, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2022) (2022)
11. Pathways for Labor Migration from Northern Central America: Five Difficult but Necessary Proposals
    Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
    Also in IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022)
12. The Economic and Fiscal Effects on the United States from Reduced Numbers of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The economic and fiscal effects on the United States from reduced numbers of refugees and asylum seekers, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2021

13. A Pacific Skills Visa: Improving Opportunities for Skilled Migration Throughout the Pacific Region
    Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
    Also in IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (3)
14. Ethical Recruitment of Health Workers: Using Bilateral Cooperation to Fulfill the World Health Organization’s Global Code of Practice
    Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
15. Expanding Legal Migration Pathways from Nigeria to Europe
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
16. Labour Mobility with Vocational Skill: Australian Demand and Pacific Supply
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021)
    See also Journal Article Labour Mobility With Vocational Skill: Australian Demand and Pacific Supply, Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (2023) (2023)

2020

17. Global Mobility and the Threat of Pandemics: Evidence from Three Centuries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2020) View citations (1)
18. Migration from Developing Countries: Selection, Income Elasticity and Simpson's Paradox
    Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2020) View citations (5)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Migration from developing countries: Selection, income elasticity, and Simpson’s paradox, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
19. The Emigration Life Cycle: How Development Shapes Emigration from Poor Countries
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (15)

2019

20. Human Capital Investment under Exit Options: Evidence from a Natural Quasi-Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2019) View citations (71)
    See also Journal Article Human capital investment under exit options: Evidence from a natural quasi-experiment, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
21. Maximizing the Shared Benefits of Legal Migration Pathways: Lessons from Germany’s Skills Partnerships
    Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
22. Measuring the Spatial Misallocation of Labor: The Returns to India-Gulf Guest Work in a Natural Experiment
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (1)

2018

23. Deterring Emigration with Foreign Aid: An Overview of Evidence from Low-Income Countries
    Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
    Also in IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Deterring Emigration with Foreign Aid: An Overview of Evidence from Low‐Income Countries, Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc. (2018) View citations (32) (2018)
24. The Economic and Fiscal Effects of Granting Refugees Formal Labor Market Access
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (23)

2017

25. Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (145) (2018)
26. Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion - Working Paper 451
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (16)
27. Temporary Work Visas as US-Haiti Development Cooperation: A Preliminary Impact Evaluation
    Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Temporary work visas as US-Haiti development cooperation: a preliminary impact evaluation, IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer (2017) View citations (4) (2017)
28. Testing for Repugnance in Economic Transactions: Evidence from Guest Work in the Gulf
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Testing for Repugnance in Economic Transactions: Evidence from Guest Work in the Gulf, The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
29. The Effect of Occupational Visas on Native Employment: Evidence from Labor Supply to Farm Jobs in the Great Recession
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
30. The Labor Market Effects of Refugee Waves: Reconciling Conflicting Results
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (62)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (60)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (58)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (62)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (63)
    See also Journal Article The Labor Market Effects of Refugee Waves: Reconciling Conflicting Results, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2019) View citations (87) (2019)
31. The Labor Market Effects of Refugee Waves: Reconciling Conflicting Results - Working Paper 455
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (62)
32. The labour market impact of refugee waves
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
33. Violence, Development and Migration Waves: Evidence from Central American Child Migrant Apprehensions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Violence, development, and migration waves: Evidence from Central American child migrant apprehensions, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (7) (2021)
34. Violence, Development, and Migration Waves: Evidence from Central American Child Migrant Apprehensions - Working Paper 459
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (11)

2016

35. Bounding the Price Equivalent of Migration Barriers
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (9)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2016) View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (9)
36. Bounding the Price Equivalent of Migration Barriers - Working Paper 428
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (7)
37. Does Development Reduce Migration?
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (130)
    See also Chapter Does development reduce migration?, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2014) View citations (45) (2014)
38. The New Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (43)
39. The New Economic Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (35)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (46)
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2016)
    See also Journal Article The new economic case for migration restrictions: An assessment, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (24) (2019)
40. The New Economic Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment - Working Paper 423
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (26)
41. The New Role of the World Bank - Working Paper 421
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (24)

2015

42. Losing Our Minds? New Research Directions on Skilled Migration and Development
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2015) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Losing our minds? New research directions on skilled emigration and development, International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
43. Losing Our Minds? New Research Directions on Skilled Migration and Development - Working Paper 415
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (2)
44. The Meaning of Failed Replications: A Review and Proposal
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article THE MEANING OF FAILED REPLICATIONS: A REVIEW AND PROPOSAL, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (98) (2017)
45. The Meaning of Failed Replications: A Review and Proposal - Working Paper 399
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (25)

2014

46. A Case against Taxes and Quotas on High-Skill Emigration - Working Paper 363
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (3)
47. Der WHO-Verhaltenskodex: Eine gute Grundlage für die Rekrutierung von Gesundheitsfachkräften?
    SWP-Aktuell, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
48. Does Development Reduce Migration? - Working Paper 359
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (55)
49. Global Skill Partnerships: A Proposal for Technical Training in a Mobile World
    Policy Papers, Center for Global Development
    See also Journal Article Global Skill Partnerships: a proposal for technical training in a mobile world, IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Springer (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
50. Migration and Development Research Is Moving Far beyond Remittances (2014)
    Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL View citations (28)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2014) View citations (18)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2014) View citations (29)
51. Migration and Development Research Is Moving Far beyond Remittances - Working Paper 365
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (28)
52. Migration as a Strategy for Household Finance: A Research Agenda on Remittances, Payments, and Development- Working Paper 354
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (11)
53. Skill Development and Regional Mobility: Lessons from the Australia-Pacific Technical College - Working Paper 370
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (2)
54. The WHO global code of practice: A useful guide for recruiting health care professionals? Lessons from Germany and beyond
    SWP Comments, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
55. Why Don't Remittances Appear to Affect Growth? - Working Paper 366
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (31)
56. Why don't remittances appear to affect growth ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Why Don't Remittances Appear to Affect Growth?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2018) View citations (11) (2018)

2013

57. Seize the Spotlight: A Case for Gulf Cooperation Council Engagement in Research on the Effects of Labor Migration
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
58. Split Decisions: Family Finance When a Policy Discontinuity Allocates Overseas Work
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (7)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2012) View citations (6)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (7)
59. The Effect of Foreign Labor on Native Employment: A Job-Specific Approach and Application to North Carolina Farms- Working Paper 326
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (6)
60. The New Transparency in Development Economics: Lessons from the Millennium Villages Controversy
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)

2011

61. Economics and Emigration: Trillion-Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk? - Working Paper 264
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (141)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2011) View citations (137)
62. Mobiles and mobility: The Effect of Mobile Phones on Migration in Niger
    Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Berlin 2011, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics View citations (17)

2010

63. A Labor Mobility Agenda for Development
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (13)
64. People or places: the causes of spatial income differences in Brazil
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica
65. The Place Premium: Wage Differences for Identical Workers across the US Border
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group (2009)
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2008) View citations (111)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (70)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2009) View citations (53)
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2009) View citations (24)
66. The Roots of Global Wage Gaps: Evidence from Randomized Processing of U.S. Visas
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (28)
67. When does rigorous impact evaluation make a difference ? the case of the millennium villages
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article When does rigorous impact evaluation make a difference? The case of the Millennium Villages, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (13) (2011)
68. When is the Rigorous Impact Evaluation of Development Projects a Luxury, and When Is It a Necessity?
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development

2009

69. Blunt Instruments: On Establishing the Causes of Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (61)
70. Skill Flow: A Fundamental Reconsideration of Skilled-Worker Mobility and Development
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (37)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (33)
    Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (2009) View citations (31)

2008

71. Income per natural: Measuring development as if people mattered more than places
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (24)
72. Skilled emigration and skill creation: A quasi-experiment
    International and Development Economics Working Papers, International and Development Economics View citations (54)

2007

73. Do Visas Kill? Health Effects of African Health Professional Emigration
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (56)

2006

74. A New Database of Health Professional Emigration from Africa
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (27)

2005

75. Ghost of 0.7%: Origins and Relevance of the International Aid Target
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2005) View citations (12)

2004

76. Counting Chickens When They Hatch: The Short-term Effect of Aid on Growth
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (347)
    Also in International Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (316)
77. The Long Walk to School: International Education Goals in Historical Perspective
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (30)
    Also in Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (30)
78. The Trouble with the MDGs: Confronting Expectations of Aid and Development Success
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (18)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2004) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article The Trouble with the MDGs: Confronting Expectations of Aid and Development Success, World Development, Elsevier (2007) View citations (62) (2007)

2003

79. The Millennium Challenge Account: How Much is Too Much, How Long is Long Enough?
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (45)
80. Who Protected and Why? Tariffs the World Around 1870-1938
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (7)

2002

81. Closed Jaguar, Open Dragon: Comparing Tariffs in Latin America and Asia before World War II
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
82. Do Rich Countries Invest Less in Poor Countries than the Poor Countries Themselves?
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (2)
83. Why Did the Tariff-Growth Correlation Reverse After 1950?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
84. World Bank Capital Neither Complements Nor Substitutes for Private Capital
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (4)

2001

85. A Tariff-Growth Paradox? Protection's Impact the World Around 1875-1997
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)

2000

86. Where did British Foreign Capital Go? Fundamentals, Failures and the Lucas Paradox: 1870-1913
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Migration from developing countries: Selection, income elasticity, and Simpson’s paradox
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 171, (C)
   See also Working Paper Migration from Developing Countries: Selection, Income Elasticity and Simpson's Paradox, Development Working Papers (2020) View citations (19) (2020)

2023

2. Human capital investment under exit options: Evidence from a natural quasi-experiment
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 163, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Human Capital Investment under Exit Options: Evidence from a Natural Quasi-Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (8) (2019)
3. Labour Mobility With Vocational Skill: Australian Demand and Pacific Supply
   Australian Economic Review, 2023, 56, (4), 462-486
   See also Working Paper Labour Mobility with Vocational Skill: Australian Demand and Pacific Supply, Working Papers (2021) (2021)

2022

4. Migration on the Rise, a Paradigm in Decline: The Last Half-Century of Global Mobility
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, 112, 257-61
   See also Working Paper Migration on the Rise, a Paradigm in Decline: The Last Half-Century of Global Mobility, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
5. The economic and fiscal effects on the United States from reduced numbers of refugees and asylum seekers
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2022, 38, (3), 449-486 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Economic and Fiscal Effects on the United States from Reduced Numbers of Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
6. The effect of seasonal work visas on native employment: Evidence from US farm work in the Great Recession
   Review of International Economics, 2022, 30, (5), 1348-1374 View citations (1)
7. Wage arbitrage through skilled emigration: Evidence from the Pacific Islands
   Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, 2022, 9, (3), 430-446 View citations (1)

2021

8. Violence, development, and migration waves: Evidence from Central American child migrant apprehensions
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 124, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Violence, Development and Migration Waves: Evidence from Central American Child Migrant Apprehensions, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (10) (2017)

2020

9. Migration and household finances: How a different framing can improve thinking about migration
   Development Policy Review, 2020, 38, (1), 3-27 View citations (1)

2019

10. The Labor Market Effects of Refugee Waves: Reconciling Conflicting Results
    ILR Review, 2019, 72, (4), 818-857 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper The Labor Market Effects of Refugee Waves: Reconciling Conflicting Results, CEPR Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (62) (2017)
11. The Place Premium: Bounding the Price Equivalent of Migration Barriers
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101, (2), 201-213 View citations (47)
12. The new economic case for migration restrictions: An assessment
    Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 138, (C), 153-164 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper The New Economic Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment, CID Working Papers (2016) View citations (35) (2016)

2018

13. Deterring Emigration with Foreign Aid: An Overview of Evidence from Low‐Income Countries
    Population and Development Review, 2018, 44, (4), 667-693 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Deterring Emigration with Foreign Aid: An Overview of Evidence from Low-Income Countries, Policy Papers (2018) (2018)
14. Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion
    American Economic Review, 2018, 108, (6), 1468-87 View citations (145)
    See also Working Paper Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (16) (2017)
15. Testing for Repugnance in Economic Transactions: Evidence from Guest Work in the Gulf
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2018, 47, (S1), S5 - S44 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Testing for Repugnance in Economic Transactions: Evidence from Guest Work in the Gulf, Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
16. Why Don't Remittances Appear to Affect Growth?
    Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (612), F179-F209 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Why don't remittances appear to affect growth ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (14) (2014)

2017

17. Patrick Kingsley The New Odyssey: The Story of the Twenty-First-Century Refugee Crisis New York: Liveright Publishing, 2017. 351 p. $26.95
    Population and Development Review, 2017, 43, (3), 565-568
18. Split Decisions: Household Finance When a Policy Discontinuity Allocates Overseas Work
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 99, (3), 531-543 View citations (38)
19. THE MEANING OF FAILED REPLICATIONS: A REVIEW AND PROPOSAL
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2017, 31, (1), 326-342 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper The Meaning of Failed Replications: A Review and Proposal, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (24) (2015)
20. Temporary work visas as US-Haiti development cooperation: a preliminary impact evaluation
    IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2017, 6, (1), 1-18 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Temporary Work Visas as US-Haiti Development Cooperation: A Preliminary Impact Evaluation, Policy Papers (2017) (2017)

2016

21. Losing our minds? New research directions on skilled emigration and development
    International Journal of Manpower, 2016, 37, (7), 1227-1248 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Losing Our Minds? New Research Directions on Skilled Migration and Development, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
22. The New Role for the World Bank
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30, (1), 53-76 View citations (26)

2015

23. Global Skill Partnerships: a proposal for technical training in a mobile world
    IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2015, 4, (1), 1-18 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Global Skill Partnerships: A Proposal for Technical Training in a Mobile World, Policy Papers (2014) (2014)
24. Reprint of: Migration and Development Research is Moving Far Beyond Remittances
    World Development, 2015, 65, (C), 1-5 View citations (11)
25. Skill Development and Regional Mobility: Lessons from the Australia-Pacific Technical College
    Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (11), 1502-1517 View citations (5)
26. Smart policy toward high-skill emigrants
    IZA World of Labor, 2015, 203

2014

27. A Case Against Taxes and Quotas on High-Skill Emigration
    Journal of Globalization and Development, 2014, 5, (1), 1-39 View citations (3)
28. Migration and Development Research is Moving Far Beyond Remittances
    World Development, 2014, 64, (C), 121-124 View citations (28)

2013

29. Blunt Instruments: Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Identifying the Causes of Economic Growth
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2013, 5, (2), 152-86 View citations (333)
30. The New Transparency in Development Economics
    World Economics, 2013, 14, (4), 77-99 View citations (1)
31. Why Do Programmers Earn More in Houston Than Hyderabad? Evidence from Randomized Processing of US Visas
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 198-202 View citations (58)

2012

32. Counting Chickens when they Hatch: Timing and the Effects of Aid on Growth
    Economic Journal, 2012, 122, (561), 590-617 View citations (341)
33. L'affrontement entre les objectifs de développement et l'évaluation d'impact. The Collision of Development Goals and Impact Evaluation
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2012, 20, (4), 175-205

2011

34. Economics and Emigration: Trillion-Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2011, 25, (3), 83-106 View citations (286)
35. When does rigorous impact evaluation make a difference? The case of the Millennium Villages
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2011, 3, (3), 305-339 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper When does rigorous impact evaluation make a difference ? the case of the millennium villages, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
36. Why were Latin America's tariffs so much higher than Asia's before 1950?
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2011, 30, (1), 11-44 View citations (1)

2008

37. Income per Natural: Measuring Development for People Rather Than Places
    Population and Development Review, 2008, 34, (3), 395-434 View citations (54)

2007

38. The Trouble with the MDGs: Confronting Expectations of Aid and Development Success
    World Development, 2007, 35, (5), 735-751 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper The Trouble with the MDGs: Confronting Expectations of Aid and Development Success, Development and Comp Systems (2004) View citations (18) (2004)
39. The ghost of 0.7 per cent: origins and relevance of the international aid target
    International Journal of Development Issues, 2007, 6, (1), 3-25 View citations (15)

2006

40. Coordination et utilisations des aides. Commentaires
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2006, 14, (2), 113-129

2004

41. Wealth bias in the first global capital market boom, 1870-1913
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (495), 304-337 View citations (49)
42. Why did the Tariff--Growth Correlation Change after 1950?
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2004, 9, (1), 5-46 View citations (113)

1999

43. Genuine Savings Rates in Developing Countries
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1999, 13, (2), 333-56 View citations (315)
44. Reserve design for species preservation
    European Journal of Operational Research, 1999, 112, (2), 273-283 View citations (7)

Chapters

2014

1. Does development reduce migration?
   Chapter 6 in International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development, 2014, pp 152-185 View citations (45)
   See also Working Paper Does Development Reduce Migration?, eSocialSciences (2016) View citations (1) (2016)