Assistant Professor, UC Dublin @EconomicsUCD. Labor, migration, political econ, growth. Previously PhD @Brown_Economics, postdoc @UCDavisEcon and @LISERinLUX
Joined April 2020
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25 Nov 2024
Hi #EconTwitter,
I am on the Job Market!
My primary fields are Labor, Migration, and Political Economy. My secondary fields are Macro and Growth.
In my 1st JMP, I examine how the global spread of the Internet affects immigrants' socio-economic integration in the US.🧵
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Seeing the rise of agentic research, I wonder if it can reshuffle sub-field choices (of humans)? AI mostly accesses publicly available and pre-existing data (right?) So, experimental, RCTs-development, "admin data" labor, etc. - all will rise (i.e. remain human-dominant)?
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May 26
Please join us in giving a warm welcome to our new faculty members:
🔹 Bo-Yeon Jang 👉 boyeon-jang.com
🔹 Christina Sarah Hauser @ChristinaSaraha 👉 sites.google.com/view/christ……
We’re thrilled to have you both on board! 📚✨ #NewFaculty #HigherEd @ucddublin @ucdsocscilaw
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@AlexMYarkin on how the internet changed the migration experience. As access expands at home, immigrants in the US stay connected to origin networks, leading to lower English proficiency and naturalization, but less segregation and higher well-being.
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Very excited about the upcoming visit to the @BristolUniEcon for the Workshop on Migration Economics.
Here is the (amazing!) program: baem.info/Program_MIG_26.pdf It's a real honor to be a part of this amazing group of researchers.
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Amazing placements, especially in such tough market, congratulations to all 💪💪
Congrats to our 2026 job market candidates! All placed in tenure track, postdoc, and research roles. We are grateful to everyone who supported their success. economics.brown.edu/academic…
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It is a great honor and opportunity to join the Centre for Economics, Policy and History @ceph_ie. Thanks to @MarvinSuesse and others for the kind invitation. Looking forward to many successful collaborations!
ceph.ie/people-re/alexander-…
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It's been a treat to welcome @giov_peri at @EconomicsUCD last Friday. As always, extremely energetic and motivating presentation, lots of other research talk around, and a bonus hike around Dublin. That's how good visits should be 😊
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Mar 24
We are pleased to share that NIDE now has a website (sites.google.com/view/nideec…) where you can find information about the network and our activities. The website also includes a link to a short form (shorturl.at/pd0hQ) that allows you to become a NIDE affiliate.
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Very excited for the upcoming visit to the @EconomicsatYork and @DUBusSchool this week. Come to my talks or send me a note if in the vicinity!
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Jan 22
Another amazing line-up of seminars at @EconomicsUCD across 4 groups: applied micro, macro/international, theory/behavioural, and public/political econ. It was a pleasure to help organize this. Please reach out if interested to come next year!
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Jan 19
Last day before the teaching term starts, and it had to be like that 😊
Powerscourt Estate, one of the gems here in Dublin (in other words, don't forget to submit your paper to the EEA-ESEM to be held at @ucddublin this year!)
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#econtwitter I'm teaching PhD Growth / Development at @EconomicsUCD next term, so if you have syllabi or reading lists from related courses you have taught or taken - please share 😊. Topics: growth models and data, PE of devt., culture, history, geography, globalization, etc.
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20 Nov 2025
Fantastic evening at @IndeedIE in Dublin Docklands discussing data, research, and all with @PawelAdrjan .
Thanks for having me, looking forward for more ☺️
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19 Nov 2025
🎓 Aspiring PhDs: Applications are open for the UCD Economics MLitt/PhD!
Apply by Jan 25: tinyurl.com/3tka3kbt
Top-notch training and supervision, strong recent placements.
We look forward to your applications!
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10 Nov 2025
🎓 This week’s seminar features two great speakers!
🌈 Dario Samsone – researching LGBTQ , gender, education, and machine learning
📜 Paul Sharp – specializing in economic history, with a focus on Denmark
Don’t miss it! #UCDEconomics #EconSeminar @ucddublin @ucdsocscilaw
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6 Nov 2025
We at @EconomicsUCD are hiring: 3 AP positions!
Apply: aeaweb.org/joe/listings or jobs.ac.uk.
Join a fast growing department, with excellent PhDs, gorgeous campus, and superb broader community (e.g., @tcdeconomics, @MaynoothUni, @ESRIDublin)
Have Qs? DM me.
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3 Nov 2025
It’s been a busy month at @EconomicsUCD! 💼📊
Here are some of our October highlights — a month full of events, insights, and inspiration! ✨ #Economics @ucddublin @ucdsocscilaw
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21 Oct 2025
This week's internal seminar speaker is Dan Xie @Dan_QMUL. Her research interests Her research interests focus on international trade, environmental economics, and labor market power. @ucddublin @ucdsocscilaw
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