1.0FDEF FRhttps://www.uni.lu/fdef-frFDEF FRhttps://www.uni.lu/fdef-frExpository Lecture on Immigration Economicsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="owunwCjExF"><a href="https://www.uni.lu/fdef-fr/events/expository-lecture-on-immigration-economics/">Expository Lecture on Immigration Economics</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.uni.lu/fdef-fr/events/expository-lecture-on-immigration-economics/embed/#?secret=owunwCjExF" width="600" height="338" title="« Expository Lecture on Immigration Economics » — FDEF FR" data-secret="owunwCjExF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2026/03/03111953/FDEF_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg25602560This lecture will give an overview of the research on measuring the economic impact of immigration. The discussion will cover the evolution of the literature in labor economics, beginning with the estimation of “spatial correlations” that compare labor market outcomes across cities, and the “natural experiments” approach pioneered by Card’s (1990) study of the impact of the Mariel boatlift.