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Immigration Policy Lab

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We use big data and innovative research to help governments, nonprofits, and service providers create evidence-based immigration policies and programs. Stanford | ETH Zürich

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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🙌 The Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS) kicks off tomorrow at 8:30am PT on Zoom! Join us for a talk by Christian Dustmann (UCL & ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin), "Understanding immigration's labor market effects." Register here: lnkd.in/geRhENpt
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Does citizenship drive economic mobility? Turns out the answer to that question depends a lot on whether and how researchers address selection bias. Check out the new meta analysis from Jens Hainmueller and David D. Laitin. immigrationlab.org/publication/...
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The economic returns to citizenship: Evidence from a meta-analysis - Immigration Policy Lab
Is there a citizenship premium? That depends on your research design.
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
SIMS is back! Check out our speaker lineup and register here: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Impact of H1-Bs: www.nber.org/papers/w35560
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Long-Run Effects of H-1B Immigration on the U.S. Economy
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Impact of Aid Cuts: immigrationlab.org/working-pape...
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Aid Cuts and the Politics of Refugee Hosting - Immigration Policy Lab
In 2025, U.S. aid cuts drove the fastest contraction of foreign aid on record. These cuts threaten the cooperative arrangement underpinning the refugee regime, in which low- and middle-income countrie...
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We have such a talented team of scholars! Check out the new papers from Mae MacDonald and @ahmetgulek.bsky.social. Links in the thread ⬇️
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University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy @fordschool.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
New research from CRJ & @immigrationlab.bsky.social shows that immigration fears are reshaping life in MI. 📊 >50% of survey respondents, or someone they know, had avoided everyday activities due to fear of drawing attention to their immigration status. Read: myumi.ch/4xebw
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
As the academic year begins to wind down, join us for our final SIMS presentation before we take a summer break. 🏖️ 🗓️ Giovanni Peri, @ucdavis.bsky.social, is presenting, "The Contribution of Foreign Master’s Students to US Startups," today @ 8:30am. Register: immigrationlab.org/science-of-i...
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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · 15/04/2026
🚨New Paper in PNAS: "Refugee Labor Market Integration at Scale: Evidence from Germany’s Fast-Track Employment Program" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Ungated preprint osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/px9ew_v3 w/ J Hainmueller, D Hangartner, @niklas-harder.bsky.social & E Vallizadeh #econtwitter #econsky
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Refugee labor market integration at scale: Evidence from Germany’s fast-track employment program | PNAS
Governments face persistent challenges in integrating refugees into the local labor market, and many past interventions have shown limited impact. ...
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Since #Claude now does 90% of your admin work, you have lots of free time to do the fun stuff in academia. 😉 Join us on Thursday (8:30am PT) for this super timely research from @profzeke.bsky.social on the impact of #ICE enforcement on American businesses.
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
🗓️ Join us tomorrow at 8:30am PT for the next SIMS talk. Vicky Fouka, @stanforduniversity.bsky.social and @nber.org, will be presenting, "Immigration and the political behavior of immigrant-background Americans." Register here: immigrationlab.org/science-of-i...
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
🗓️ Join us, Thursday, February 12, at 8:30am PT for the next SIMS talk. @guygrossman.bsky.social , @pdri-devlab.bsky.social, will be presenting, "Disrupted Aid, Displaced Lives: Unraveling the Impact of Refugee Aid Cuts." Register here: immigrationlab.org/science-of-i...
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🗓️ Join us on Thursday, Dec. 11, @ 8:30am PT for the Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS). Leah Boustan will be presenting, "Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in 15 Destination Countries." Register here: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @yale.edu @siepr.bsky.social @nber.org
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🗓️ Join us on Thursday, Dec. 11, @ 8:30am PT for the Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS). Leah Boustan will be presenting, "Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in 15 Destination Countries." Register here: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @yale.edu @siepr.bsky.social @nber.org
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Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) @egap.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Thank you to our partners in hosting this event, @immigrationlab.bsky.social, nccr – on the move & the Albert Einstein School of Public Policy.
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🗓️ Join us on Thursday, Nov. 13, @ 8:30am PT the next Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS). Jens Hainmueller will be presenting, "Refugee Labor Market Integration at Scale: Evidence from Germany’s Fast-Track Employment Program." Register here: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Check out the full program here: ethz.ch/content/dam/...
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Ten years after 2015, what have we learned about mass displacement & integration in Europe? Join us on Dec 4 at @ethz.ch for panels with policy experts & researchers on crisis response vs long-term integration. @egap.bsky.social Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-displ...
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Mass Displacement and Integration: Policy Lessons from Europe
Migration & Integration
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
📣 Join us for a new monthly online (Zoom) seminar: Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS). We have a great initial lineup of speakers including @mclem.org, Leah Boustan, Giovanni Peri, and @profzeke.bsky.social. Things kick off Ocotber 9th! Register here: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
New evidence on the power of welcoming, in this case via the private hosting of #refugees in Germany.
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
We are thrilled to announce that @claireadida.bsky.social has been named an IPL Faculty Co-Director and will be joining the @stanforduniversity.bsky.social community in July following her appointment as an FSI Senior Fellow. Please join us in welcoming Claire! immigrationlab.org/2025/02/12/p...
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Professor Claire Adida named Faculty Co-Director of IPL at Stanford - Immigration Policy Lab
Professor Claire Adida, a long-time faculty affiliate of IPL, will join the IPL team as a faculty co-director beginning in July.
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Are you looking for an #opportunity to expand your quantitative social science skills and work with an amazing team? IPL at ETH Zurich is hiring a PhD candidate!! Learn more and apply here: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP... #data4good #stats4good #impact
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PhD Student Position in Quantitative Online Discourse Research
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
A familiar face is back at IPL! 🎉 Duncan Lawrence, IPL's founding executive director, returns to our Stanford branch today. Read on to learn how he’s thinking about the new challenges and opportunities for innovative policy solutions in the lab’s next chapter. immigrationlab.org/2025/01/27/i...
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IPL’s Founding Director Returns to Lead the Lab’s Next Chapter - Immigration Policy Lab
After two years at the International Rescue Committee, IPL's Founding Executive Director Duncan Lawrence is returning to IPL Stanford.
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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
On Monday, Trump halted refugee arrivals, citing crime concerns. But this fear-based narrative doesn't hold up to facts. A 2021 study by IPL researchers @dmasterson.bsky.social & Vasil Yasenov found Trump’s 2017 ban had no effect on crime rates. Read the study: immigrationlab.org/publication/...
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Does Halting Refugee Resettlement Reduce Crime? Evidence from the US Refugee Ban - Immigration Policy Lab
When a 2017 executive order halted US refugee resettlement, there was no discernible effect on county-level property or violent crime rates.
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