Trade and Migration
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Highlighting the experience of migrant domestic workers in the Arab Gulf region
Professor Lisa Blaydes examines the treatment of migrant domestic workers in Arab Gulf states as part of the King Center’s initiative on gender-based violence.
January 23, 2023
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Rethinking asylum
King Center fellowship recipient Pablo Seward Delaporte studies the tension between migrants in northern Chile and the government’s plans to resettle them.
October 24, 2022
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How trade triggers innovation
Research by Faculty Affiliate Christopher Tonetti shows that competition from imports pushes domestic laggards to adopt more efficient practices and technologies.
November 09, 2021
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Many more Africans are migrating within Africa than to Europe
A new study by the Immigration Policy Lab shows that some governments are trying to make moving easier within Africa.
October 30, 2021
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How states shape private governance
Affiliated Researcher Shelby Grossman speaks with Nigeria's The Avalon Radio about her new book on private governance in Lagos markets.
August 23, 2021
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Melding artificial intelligence and algorithms with health care and policy to combat human trafficking
The Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab conducts critical research using promising innovations in modern data science.
February 24, 2021
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Syria and some host governments want refugees to go home. What do refugees think?
Survey data from the Immigration Policy Lab and the King Center's Migration & Development Initiative shows that many refugees may be reluctant to return home.
December 24, 2020
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A ‘very critical moment’: The future of U.S.-China ties under Biden
The question is top of mind for anyone who has followed the downward spiral of U.S.-China relations over the last four years: What happens once Joseph Biden Jr. becomes president?
November 20, 2020
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In the eyes of the beholder: How do artisans set prices for their products
Artisans who are attached to their creative output offer discounts to discerning buyers, even when these buyers have a high willingness to pay.
July 13, 2020
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Center affiliates help launch Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab
A new multidisciplinary initiative convenes researchers across Stanford's campus and in Brazil to secure localized, high-quality data to fight human trafficking.
July 08, 2020
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How travel matters for trade
Postdoc Meredith Startz talks on the Trade Talks podcast about her trade research in Lagos, Nigeria, and how COVID-19 is affecting Lagos traders.
June 11, 2020
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COVID-19 could exacerbate food insecurity around the world, Stanford expert warns
COVID-19 and other looming threats could make it much harder for people to access food says Faculty Affiliate David Lobell.
May 05, 2020
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Abhijit Banerjee: Good Economics for Hard Times
Abhijit Banerjee, co-recipient of the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, recently discussed his new book as part of the King Center's ongoing Speaker Series.
January 09, 2020
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Stanford students experience small- and large- scale entrepreneurship in Mexico City on their Journey of Inquiry
Stanford students Micheal Brown and Kayley Miller recount their experiences on a Journey of Inquiry to Mexico City.
October 16, 2019
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The benefits of open trade
At the Stanford China Economic Forum, scholars and international business leaders discussed the innovation that comes from China and U.S. collaboration.
September 19, 2019
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Larger ethnic communities help new refugees find work
A new Stanford study supported by the King Center found that new refugees were more likely to find work if they live within a community of people who share their nationality.
July 31, 2019
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Q&A with Meredith Startz, the first postdoctoral fellow at the King Center on Global Development.
Meredith Startz is the inaugural postdoctoral fellow at the King Center. In a Q&A with the Center, she shares some of her research experience.
March 19, 2019
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Migration to end poverty
Removing barriers to internal migration can boost a country’s productivity, albeit modestly and with heterogonous effects on original populations
February 22, 2019
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The ‘left-behind’ children miss out on China's economic miracle
Faculty Affiliate Scott Rozelle is quoted in the LA Times about the nearly 70 million Chinese children who are "left behind" in China's education system.
January 14, 2019
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Improving the social performance of supply chains
In a recent paper, Faculty Affiliate Jens Hainmueller and his co-authors showed that lean manufacturing in the apparel industry had the side benefit of improving labor standards.
December 19, 2018
