Giovanni PeriGiovanni Peri is Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of California, Davis and Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is Editor of the “Journal of the European Economic Association” and in the Editorial Board of several Academic Journals in Economics. He is the Founder and Director of the UC Davis Migration Research Cluster, an interdisciplinary research group focusing on international migrations.
His Research focuses on the impact of international migrations on labor markets and productivity of the receiving countries and on the determinants of international migrations. He has published in several academic journals including, among many others, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, The Review of Economics and Statistics, the Economic Journal, the Journal of European Economic Association, the Journal of International Economics and the Journal of Labor Economics. His research has been featured in popular Blogs and in media outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, National Public Radio and the Economist Magazine. He has received several grants for the study of international migrations from foundations and international organizations, including the National Science Foundation, the Russel Sage Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the World Bank, and the Volkswagen Foundation. Contacts: Email: gperi@ucdavis.edu Office Phone: +1 530 754 0515 |
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in the news and popular writing
Research from UC Davis Migration Research Cluster Shows Deporting Immigrants Hurts Local Economies
(June 13th 2018) Focuses on Giovanni Peri's immigration research with highlights about the Migration Research Cluster. |
Evidence That New Tariffs, Not Immigrants, Are Costing Jobs (June, 11th, 2018) Giovanni Peri's research on the impact of new less-educated workers vs native workers in the Marshall-DeKalb area of Alabama referenced by Forbes. |
How Trump and Sessions cherry-picked data to blame immigrants for lower wages
(April 30th, 2018) Public Integrity referenced Giovanni Peri's research in a recent article on how Trump and Sessions picked data to blame immigrants for lower wages. |
Want to restrict immigration? To fill jobs, Wisconsin may need more immigrants, not fewer (April 24th, 2018 ) Journal Sentinel referenced Giovanni Peri's research in a recent article on whether immigrants have long brought value to the American economy? And should their value increase as Wisconsin and the Midwest face the potential of a labor crunch? |
recent publications and working papers
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"The Political Impact of Immigration: Evidence from the United States"
Anna Maria Mayda, Giovanni Peri, Walter Steingress, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. April 2018 |
"Should they stay or should they go? Climate Migrants and Local Conflicts"
Bosetti Valentina, Cristina Cattaneo, Giovanni Peri, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. March 2018 |
"The Effect of the H-1B Quota on the Employment and Selection of Foreign-Born Labor"
Anna Maria Mayda, Francesc Ortega, & Giovanni Peri, Kevin Shih, Chad Sparber, IZA Discussion Papers 11345, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). February 2018. |
"Computerization and Immigration: Theory and Evidence from the United States"
Gaetano Basso, Giovanni Peri, & Ahmed Rahman, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. October 2017 |
