Alexander Yarkin
Welcome to my website!
I am an economist working on political economy, development, cultural and labor economics. My research papers address questions on immigration, diversity, social networks, populist voting, identity, and historical political economy.
I also play chess at the local club, and soccer with Brown U team 'Random Walk'.
News and updates on research:
!! New Working Paper on "Learning from the Origins", now at CESifo !!
This year, I will be presenting:
"Does the 'Melting Pot' Still Melt? ICTs and the Integration of Immigrants" - NBER Migration Meeting (March 8), Rockwool Foundation seminar (Sep 2), New Economic School (Feb 13), Economics of Migration Webinar (Feb 27), PhD-EVS webinar (Mar 7)
"Learning from the Origins" - CERGE-EI (March 18, Prague)
"Lobbying for Industrialization: Theory and Evidence" (with Dmitry Veselov) - GSIPE Workshop (March 25), 2024 Meeting of the EPCS (April 2-5, Vienna), HPE Virtual Conference (May 9)
"Personal Jesus: Economic Effects of Evangelical Christianity" (with Maxim Ananyev and Michael Poyker) - 3rd Workshop on Gender and Economics (May 23-24, Luxembourg)
Research and working paper updates:
Video of my presentation at the Economics of Migration Seminar: YouTube