Doctoral Lecture Series with Samuel Bazzi (University of California San Diego)

This lecture is part of the Doctoral Lecture Series on Cross-Border Labor Mobility 2025-2026

The Doctoral School of Economics, Finance and Management (DSEFM) and the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) are happy to invite you to the final lecture of the 2025/2026 edition of our Doctoral Lecture series on Cross-Border Labor Mobility.

The lecture “The Cultural Influence of Migrants” will be given by Samuel Bazzi from the University of California San Diego.

A lunch will be served at 12.00 upon invitation only (LISER/UNI participants attending onsite are automatically enrolled).

Abstract:

To be communicated soon

About the speaker:

Samuel Bazzi is a Professor of Economics in the School of Global Policy and Strategy and the Department of Economics at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). He is also a co-editor at the Journal of Development Economics.

His recent work explores the nation-building process in diverse societies, migration and cultural change, and the political economy of religion. He has a particular interest in how individuals and states adapt to the challenges of diversity, with complementary work in the United States and Indonesia.

Sam is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Fellow at the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He is the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in 2020.

Language: English

This is a free lecture. Registration is mandatory.

This is a hybrid event, a Webex link will be shared one week prior to the event.

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