Trade and Migration

The global movement of people and goods is increasingly important, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The King Center supports research on the changing social, economic, and political conditions that lead to and result from increases in trade and migration.
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The China shock revisited: Job reallocation and industry switching in US labor markets
Faculty Affiliate Nicholas Bloom co-authored a study showing that Chinese import competition during the 2000s reduced US manufacturing jobs but created even more service jobs.
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How does seasonal migration impact agricultural workers, families, and employers?
The Guestworker Migration Initiative is studying the H-2A visa program to understand how temporary agricultural migration influences economic outcomes, family structures, and more.
March 25, 2025
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Study explores seasonal migration’s impact on workers and those they leave behind
The King Center's Guestworker Migration Initiative aims to understand how temporary agricultural migration influences economic outcomes, family structures, and more.
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Professor of Economics
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Donald L. Lucas Endowed Professor in Economics
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Sciences
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Professor of Political Science
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Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor | School of Humanities and Science
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Assistant Professor of Political Science
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John H. Scully Professor of Cross-Cultural Management and Professor of Organizational Behavior
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Associate Professor of Political Economy
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Landau Professor in Economics Policy
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Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations
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Associate Professor of Economics
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Postdoctoral Fellow | Department of Earth System Science
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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Postdoctoral Fellow | Immigration Policy Lab
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Richard E. Behrman Professor of Child Health and Society
Related Working Papers
- Abramitzky, R., Boustan, L., Jácome, E., Pérez, S., & Torres, J. D. (2024). Law-Abiding Immigrants: The Incarceration Gap Between Immigrants and the US-born, 1870–2020.
- Abramitzky, R., Boustan, L., Catron, P., Connor, D., & Voigt, R. (2023). The Refugee Advantage: English-Language Attainment in the Early Twentieth Century.
- Abramitzky, R., Baseler, T., & Sin, I. (2023). Persecution and Migrant Self-Selection: Evidence from the Collapse of the Communist Bloc.