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Joël Machado

@joelmachado.eu

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Researcher at LISER, Luxembourg, working on the economics of migration. Research Fellow: IZA, IRES/LIDAM (UcLouvain), DEM (Uni.lu) More on: www.joelmachado.eu

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Joël Machado @joelmachado.eu · 24/11/2025

‪ With @jeromevalette.bsky.social & Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga, we are happy to announce the CfPapers for the 4th edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration on May 26-27, 2026 @uc3meconomics.bsky.social, Spain. Submit until February 1, 2026 on economig2026.sciencesconf.org

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Joël Machado @joelmachado.eu · 08/01/2025

With @jeromevalette.bsky.social & Simone Bertoli, we are thrilled to announce the Call for Papers for the 3rd edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration on 23-24 June 2025 @CERDI, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Submit until 23 February 2025 on economig2025.sciencesconf.org

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Joël Machado @joelmachado.eu · 18/12/2023

With Jérôme Valette, we are thrilled to announce the Call for Papers for the 2nd Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration on 25-26 June 2024, LISER, Luxembourg. Keynotes: @gathmannch.bsky.social, @olofaslund.bsky.social & H. Rapoport Deadline 25 February 2024 economig2024.sciencesconf.org

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Joël Machado @joelmachado.eu · 11/10/2023

Conversely, mobility significantly increases welfare disparities within the less educated population, with gains of around 60% in the wealthiest départements and smaller gains of about 15% in the least connected ones. 10/12

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Joël Machado @joelmachado.eu · 11/10/2023

We also calibrate a parameter capturing accessibility to education, which appears to be quite heterogeneous across regions, with Dakar standing out. 5/12

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Joël Machado @joelmachado.eu · 11/10/2023

We develop a Random Utility Model with endogenous education and migration decisions. We calibrate it with census data & Labor Force Survey data from Senegal and stress the heterogeneity in connectivity (across regions + internationally). 4/12

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Joël Machado @joelmachado.eu · 11/10/2023

We first document the importance of Dakar as a destination for (high-skilled) internal migrants as well as an origin region for international emigration. Less-educated internal migration is less concentrated. 3/12

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