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George Jesus Borjas (/ ˈ b ɔːr h ɑː s / [1] born Jorge Jesús Borjas, October 15, 1950) [2] is a Cuban-American economist and the Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. [3] He has been described as "America’s leading immigration economist" [4] and "the leading sceptic of immigration ...
George Borjas was the first to formalize the model of Roy in a mathematical sense and apply it to self-selection in immigration.Specifically, assume source country 0 and destination country 1, with log earnings in a country i given by w i = a i + e i, where e i ~N(0, ).
He has done extensive research on labor economics, human resources and income distribution. His "fundamental contributions to the economic analysis of migration" were rewarded with the IZA Prize in Labor Economics in 2011, with George J. Borjas as co-recipient.
Labour economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the markets for wage labour. Labour is a commodity that is supplied by labourers , usually in exchange for a wage paid by demanding firms.
According to economist George J. Borjas, most immigrants to the US are at "a sizable earning disadvantage" compared to native-born workers, and the earnings of different groups of immigrants vary widely. Borjas found that intergenerational upward economic mobility averaged between a 5% to 10% increase in income from the first to the second ...
George J. Borjas attributes these group differences to two factors: 1. The nature of the migration decision (whether individuals migrated to the United States for political or economic reasons) and 2. The incentives for immigrants to adapt to the U.S. labor market. [24]
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Labour economics: Institution: NBER (1960–2006) Columbia University (1959–91) School or tradition: Chicago School of Economics: Doctoral advisor: George Stigler Harold Barger: Doctoral students: Reuben Gronau George Borjas: Influences: H. Gregg Lewis: Contributions: Idea of human capital Labour economics: Awards: IZA Prize in Labor ...