Research
Research Interests:
- Labor Economics (Immigration, Wage Discrimination, Gender/Race Inequality)
- Environmental Economics
- Experimental Economics
Scholarly Works:
Are College Graduate Immigrants on Work Visa Cheaper than Natives? (Working Paper Published at the CGO)
This study was recently referred to in a recent US Senate hearing on DACA and International Students and was mentioned in a Forbes article. It was also cited in a WSJ article titled “Should the U.S. Expand the H-1B Visa Program?”
Earnings Gap Between Highly Educated Immigrants and US-Born Counterparts: Analysis of Dynamics - Under Revision To Be Published at the CGO
Skilled Immigrant Earnings, Visa Type, and the H-1B Program (with Kusum Mundra) - Working Paper Ready, Selecting Journal
Impact of Paid Family Leave on Women Employment: Evidence from California Paid Leave Program (with Mohammadhadi Mostafavi Dehzooei)
Undocumented Immigrants and the Shadow Economy (with Co-authors) - In Progress
Relative Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrant Truck Drivers and the Pandemic (with Abdi Shaeye) - In Progress
Do Social Ties Affect Decisions in Buying Health Insurances? (with Co-authors) - In Progress