Nicolas Morales
Welcome to my website.
I am an Economist at the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 2019.
My research lies at the intersection of International Trade and Labor Economics, focusing on international migration and its consequences for global production.
contact: nicolas.morales.uy@gmail.com
The views expressed in this website are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond or the Federal Reserve System.
Working papers:
"Firm Heterogeneity and the Impact of Immigration: Evidence from German Establishments'', with Agostina Brinatti. Revise and resubmit at the Journal of Political Economy.
Blogs: Ideas for India Economic Brief Media: Bloomberg, Fortune, US News & World report, Center for Global Development, The Straits Times, CIO Dive, Business Standard, The Economic Times, Tech-Wire Asia, Think Progress, Nearshore Americas
"Supply Chain Resilience: Evidence from Indian Firms", with Gaurav Khanna and Nitya Pandalai-Nayar. Revise and resubmit at the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics.
"The Impact of Immigration on Firms and Workers: Insights from the H-1B Lottery", with Parag Mahajan, Kevin Shih, Mingyu Chen, and Agostina Brinatti.
"Weathering the Storm: Supply Chains and Climate Risk", with Juanma Castro-Vincenzi, Gaurav Khanna and Nitya Pandalai-Nayar.
Published and accepted papers:
"High-Skill Migration, Multinational Companies, and the Location of Economic Activity'' Forthcoming at the Review of Economics and Statistics.
"Understanding the Economic Impact of the H-1B Program on the US'', with John Bound and Gaurav Khanna. Chapter in NBER book "High-Skilled Migration to the United States and its Economic Consequences". pages 109-175. Edited by Gordon Hanson, William Kerr and Sarah Turner. May, 2018.
Other publications:
"Workforce Trends in Computer Science", with John Bound. Commissioned Paper for the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, part of book "Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments" The National Academies Press, Washington, DC. Appendix C, pages 171-184. 2018.
"Reservoir of Foreign Talent”, with John Bound and Gaurav Khanna. Science vol. 356, Issue 6339, pp. 697, May 2017
Richmond Fed articles:
"How Do College-Educated Immigrants Affect US Firms and Workers?", May 2024, 24-15
"Did U.S. Immigration Policy Influence India’s IT Boom?, December 2023, 23-42
"How much do multinational companies in the U.S. depend on immigrant workers?", June 2023, 23-21
"What makes supply chains more resilient to economic shocks?", November 2022, 22-46
"Can immigration help boost rural economies in the fifth district and beyond?", May 2022, 22-18
"What can firm-level data show us about immigration's impact on labor markets?", October 2021, 21-35
"College-educated immigrants bolster U.S. productivity", March 2021, 21-08
Richmond Fed podcast:
Immigration Policy and the Development of the Tech Sector in the U.S. and India, April 2024
Supply Chain Resilience, July 2023
Immigration in Rural Communities, June 2022
The Role of Immigration in Labor Markets, June 2021