Hi! 

I am a Research Associate at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER). I am also a Research Affiliate at IZA@LISER and RFBerlin.

My research explores how migration shapes origin and destination societies through the movement of people and the diffusion of ideas - with a special focus on cultural vaues, social cohesion, and human capital. Much of my work draws on historical natural experiments and newly digitized data. I also use experimental methods (including RCTs) to evaluate contemporary migration policies. 

I hold a PhD from the  Paris School of Economics and was a visiting scholar at Harvard University.  I co-organize LISER's Visiting Program on Migration. Find here the line-up of past editions (2025-26, 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-2022), and interviews with our guests.

Research fields: migration, economic history, political economy, culture. 

CV: [PDF] 

Contact: martin.fernandez[at]liser.lu

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