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Toman Barsbai

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Professor of Economics ‪at the University of Bristol‬. Development, migration, culture, and behavior. tomanbarsbai.com

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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 07/05/2026
Joan Monras shows that immigrants are not just producers, but also consumers. Using Norwegian data and EU expansions, natives in jobs exposed to immigrant demand experience large, persistent income gains. The labor supply curve slopes upward. Paper: www.econ.ucla.edu/jvogel/GKMV....
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 07/05/2026
Christoph Albert shows that US immigrants buy substantially more imported goods than natives. They also reduce trade costs and increase local import supply, with small spillovers to natives. Tariffs hit immigrant households far harder than natives. Paper: www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 07/05/2026
@descamillag.bsky.social documents that early 20th-century railroad access in Mexico doubled migration to the US. The effect persists, despite railroads becoming obsolete. Mechanism: migrant-assisting institutions emerged, turning rail lines into persistent migration corridors.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 07/05/2026
Ran Abramitzky addresses the interaction between immigration and politics: if immigrants' outcomes are positive, why are immigration politics so negative? Long-run perspective using historical US data.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 07/05/2026
Seyhun Orcan Sakalli shows Greek Orthodox refugees expelled from Anatolia to Greece in the 1920s (and their descendants) initially lagged in education but eventually outperformed natives. They also favored more portable degrees such as engineering & medicine. Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 07/05/2026
Can migrant letters shape culture at origin? @martinfs23.bsky.social presents evidence from 6,000+ letters by 19th-century Irish migrants in North America. The Catholic Church’s staggered expansion in the US increased religious content, contributing to a Catholic revival in Ireland.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 07/05/2026
Welcome to day 2! @david-schindler.de shows that sexual violence committed by Moroccan soldiers in Italy during WWII triggered a far-right shift after the recent arrival of immigrants from Syria/MENA. Mechanism: selective recall of collective memory. Paper: david-schindler.de/workingpaper...
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
Closing talk for today by @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social, who revisits the role of outmigration for development, with a focus on rural agricultural economies.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
Next up, Sarah Winton studies Jordan’s decision to grant Syrian refugees the right to work. Refugees moved to better jobs, while Jordanians shifted out of the most exposed occupations. Result: higher output, lower inequality, and the largest gains for the poorest Jordanians.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
@linchuanxu.bsky.social studies labor recruitment agencies in China. By connecting workers in poorer regions to jobs in high-wage cities, these middlemen increase temporary migration, narrow regional wage gaps, generate output gains, and capture a large share as profits.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
@jeromevallette.bsky.social studies how far-right movements reshape mainstream politics in France. As the Front National gained votes, mainstream right candidates moved to its terrain, talking more negatively about immigration and linking it to crime and welfare.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
With Caroline Theoharides, we turn to how migration moves more than people. International mobility can carry skills, ideas, and human capital across borders, with important lessons for how policy shapes who benefits from these flows.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
@yajnagovind.bsky.social studies France’s 1993 reform requiring children of immigrants to formally request French citizenship. The reform weakened French identity, increased perceived discrimination, and reduced cultural integration.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
Emma Thill studies how European national football shapes immigration attitudes. When diverse teams win, people become more open to immigration. When they lose, immigrant-origin players become scapegoats, and support for the far right increases.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
Next, @mkaradja.bsky.social shows that war reaches people who never enter the conflict zone. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainians in Sweden saw mental-health prescriptions rise by 30%, while also working and earning more to support family and friends at home.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
Alex Yarkin asks how the internet has 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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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
Next, @mettefoged.bsky.social studies Denmark’s decision to label high-immigrant neighborhoods as “ghettos.” Rather than fostering social cohesion, the policy backfired: families chose more foreign-sounding names and cultural distance widened.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
First up is @apuravbhatiya.bsky.social, who shows that violence against Hindus in India fuels anti-Muslim rhetoric in Westminster. Why? UK MPs respond to constituency pressures in areas with larger Hindu communities.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 06/05/2026
The second 2026 Bristol Applied Economics Meeting is on the Economics of Migration. We have an amazing program ahead of us. Stay tuned for one key takeaway per talk. Program: www.baem.info/Program_MIG_...
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 05/05/2026
Welcome to the third edition of the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings! We start with the Meeting on Development Economics. We have a fantastic lineup of speakers, w/ Kate Orkin @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social, Imran Rasul, and Pauline Rossi as invited speakers. Program: www.baem.info/Program_DEV_...
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 04/05/2026
1/ Could more empathy improve working conditions? In a study with the Philippine government, we find that a family photo, shared with the employer, can reduce mistreatment of migrant domestic workers. Out now in the JPE Micro.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 26/01/2026
BÆM💥5 days left to submit to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings! 🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi 👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides ⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås 👉 baem.info
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 18/12/2025
📢 Call for papers 📢 Join us for the Bristol Applied Economics Meeting (BÆM) on the Economics of Migration, May 6-7! Invited talks by Ran Abramitzky, Joan Monras, and Caroline Theoharides. Submit your paper by Jan 31. Some travel funding is available. baem.info/CfP_MIG_26.pdf
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 05/11/2025
📢 Call for papers: Bristol Applied Economics Meeting (BÆM) on Fairness in the Economy 🗓️ 8 May 2026📍University of Bristol Confirmed speakers: Ernst Fehr, Roland Bénabou, Ingvild Almås No parallel sessions. Plenty of discussions. Call: baem.info/CfP_FIE_26.pdf
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 05/11/2025
📢 Call for papers: Bristol Applied Economics Meeting (BÆM) on Economics of Migration 🗓️ 6-7 May 2026📍University of Bristol Confirmed speakers: Ran Abramitzky, Joan Monras, Caroline Theoharides No parallel sessions. Plenty of discussions. Call: baem.info/CfP_MIG_26.pdf
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 05/11/2025
📢 Call for papers: Bristol Applied Economics Meeting (BÆM) on Development Economics 🗓️ 5-6 May 2026📍University of Bristol Confirmed speakers: Mushfiq Mobarak, Kate Orkin, Imran Rasul, Pauline Rossi No parallel sessions. Plenty of discussions. Call: baem.info/CfP_DEV_26.pdf
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 05/11/2025
BÆM is back! Submit your paper and join us for the 3rd Bristol Applied Economics Meetings. Three workshops with a fantastic lineup of invited speakers: Development Economics, 5-6 May Economics of Migration, 6-7 May Fairness in the Economy, 8 May Calls for papers👇https://www.baem.info/
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 25/05/2025
How does high-skilled emigration affect countries of origin? "The weight of the evidence suggests that migration opportunities often increase human capital stock in origin countries and produce downstream beneficial effects." I love Figure 3, which summarizes the mechanisms.
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 17/01/2025
Keep your papers coming and join us for the Bristol Applied Economics Meeting (BÆM) on Development Economics, May 6-7! 📢 Invited talks by the brilliant @saralowes.bsky.social, Devesh Rustagi & @deanyang.bsky.social 📅 Submission deadline: Feb 28. Details here👉http://baem.info
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