Research

Publications

"The Impact of Aggregate and Sectoral Fluctuations on Training Decisions," (with C. Kayahan and M. Plesca), B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, Advances. Forthcoming - Older Version: DP 4042, IZA

"Intergenerational Transmission of Abilities and Self Selection of Mexican Immigrants," International Economic Review (Accepted). Older version: DP 2431, IZA

"Heterogeneous Human Capital and Migration: Who Migrates from Mexico to the US?" Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, Forthcoming. Older version: DP 2446, IZA

"Post-Secondary Education in Canada: Can Ability Bias Explain the Earnings Gap Between College and University Graduates?" with Miana Plesca. Canadian Journal of Economics, 2009, 42(3), 1100-1131. - Older version: DP 2784, IZA.

Working Papers

"Centralized Wage Determination and Regional Unemployment Differences: The Case of Italy," Discussion Paper N. 3592, July (2008), IZA, Bonn, Germany. (Revise and Re-submit at the Review of Economic Analysis)

Returns to Legal Status: Legal vs. Illegal Immigration to the US," (with Miana Plesca), in progress.

 

Migration Policies, Investment in Education, and Human Capital Flows: a General Equilibrium Approach," (with Claustre Bajona), in progress.

 

Immigrants-Natives Labor Complementarity and Occupational Choices," (with Gueorgui Kambourov), in progress.

 

"Women’s Selection into Education and Work: New Insights into Returns to Education," (with Miana Plesca), in progress.