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Catia Batista
@catiabatista.bsky.social

Professor of Economics | NovaSBE
Founder and Scientific Director | NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social

International migration, economic development & policy impact evaluation

https://catiabatista.org/

Economics 36%
Political science 24%
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New paper out in @science.org!

“Brain drain” or “brain gain”?
Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries

doi.org/10.1126/scie...

I was happy to join the "Forum de Economia" at #BancodePortugal to discuss the topic of #Youth #Emigration from #Portugal.

Important insights from the work by #NunoAlves and #VandaCunha, who brought much-needed evidence to a key public policy debate.

Read more: www.bportugal.pt/en/node/427935
What have we learned about training entrepreneurs?

Issue 4 of our VoxDevLit on Training Entrepreneurs by @dmckenzie.bsky.social, Christopher Woodruff & Co-Editors is out now!➡️ voxdev.org/voxdevlit/tr...

Today's podcast covers the update➡️ voxdev.org/topic/firms/...

Read our most recent related work here:

novafrica.org/research/int...
NOVAFRICA » Integrating Migrants: Experimental Evidence on Cross-Border Spillovers
novafrica.org

In this recent podcast, I discussed why it is important to invest in #migrant #integration policies to reap the win-win benefits of international migration - with an application to recent immigration to Portugal.

Thank you to #JoseMariaPimentel and the #45Graus podcast @jornalexpresso.bsky.social
Cátia Batista: “As naturalizações que funcionam melhor são as que combinam exigência com um processo rápido”
Cátia Batista: “As naturalizações que funcionam melhor são as que combinam exigência com um processo rápido”
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It was a pleasure talking to @scihanna.bsky.social @researchluxembourg.org about how scientific evidence can inform #Migration #Policy making!

We discussed evidence from our recent @science.org article on how emigration can be harnessed to support the economic development of origin countries.

Reposted by Cátia Batista

Cátia Batista: “As naturalizações que funcionam melhor são as que combinam exigência com um processo rápido”
Cátia Batista: “As naturalizações que funcionam melhor são as que combinam exigência com um processo rápido”
expresso.pt
Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @robertohsu @NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE who works on topics related to labor, entrepreneurship, and finance

Reposted by Cátia Batista

🎙️ New #SciLux ep: Does "brain drain" actually hurt home countries?

Research of @catiabatista.bsky.social challenges this - migration possibilities can boost education back home.

Final episode powered by @researchluxembourg.org. Next season: research across Europe!

#migration #economics #podcast
🚀 Applications are open for the #PhD in #Economics at @NovaSBE !

Shape the future of #DevelopmentEconomics with hands-on research, full funding and collaboration with NOVAFRICA researchers.

🔗 Apply: www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/...
🔗 More about NOVAFRICA: novafrica.org

Congratulations for a super interesting conference! Great to hear and exchange with so many other researchers working on irregular migration from West Africa to Europe.

Read the related research below.

Mobile money and migration:
doi.org/10.1162/rest...

Brain drain vs brain gain:
doi.org/10.1126/scie...

I really enjoyed joining the "Our Long Walk" podcast to discuss my research on migration in Africa and its role in structural transformation and development — among other migration & development topics.

Plus, an AI-generated music of my research findings! 😊

open.spotify.com/episode/4jOb...
What returns when talent leaves? with economist Catia Batista
open.spotify.com

Reposted by Cátia Batista

Today and tomorrow, the #HWWI is hosting the workshop “Economics and Politics of Irregular Migration", organized jointly with Helmut Schmidt University, the University of Göttingen, and the University of Cologne. Keynote by @catiabatista.bsky.social.

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🎉 New NOVAFRICA blog post alert!

“Research is as much about people as it is about data.”

We are excited to hear from NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE PhD Candidate @vcavalcante.bsky.social on his journey across Africa & Europe and his PhD on migration & finance.

🔗 Read more in our blog: bit.ly/4pUQyON

Reposted by Cátia Batista

In a recent BBC Business Daily interview, @catiabatista.bsky.social @NOVAFRICA discusses brain drain and brain gain, and the case of Cyprus.

This follows her Science article “Brain Drain or Brain Gain? The Impact of High-Skilled Migration on Origin Countries.”

🎧 www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...

Conference on #Migration and #Education - Sept 30

Join us online on Tuesday starting 11m GMT / 6am EST with interesting presentations and discussion throughout the day!

Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/geZISI-...

Program: bit.ly/4nJoXya

@novafrica.bsky.social @liser.lu @liser-cb.bsky.social

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Conference on Migration and Education – Sep 30 | Cabo Verde

NOVAFRICA promotes a discussion on youth & high-skilled migration and its impact on economic development.

w/ #NovaSBE #EconomicsEducationKC @liser.lu & #UnivCaboVerde

Program: bit.ly/4nJoXya

Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/xrv5T0X...

I talked to the #BBC about what some Southern European countries are doing to attract high-skilled emigrants back home - and also about the #BrainDrain vs. #BrainGain debate.

Thank you to @danielrosney.bsky.social for an interesting conversation!

Listen here: www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...

We're thrilled to welcome Roberto Hsu Rocha to @novafrica.bsky.social @NovaSBE !
✨ We are delighted to welcome Roberto Hsu Rocha as a new resident member at NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE!

His research focuses on labor economics, with an emphasis on informality, entrepreneurship, finance, and the design of public policies.

👉 Learn more about Rocha's work: sites.google.com/view/roberto...

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✨ We are delighted to welcome Roberto Hsu Rocha as a new resident member at NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE!

His research focuses on labor economics, with an emphasis on informality, entrepreneurship, finance, and the design of public policies.

👉 Learn more about Rocha's work: sites.google.com/view/roberto...

We're thrilled to welcome @duncanwebb.bsky.social to @novafrica.bsky.social @NovaSBE !
✨ We are thrilled to welcome @duncanwebb.bsky.social as a new resident member at NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE!

Duncan is a development economist focusing on behavioral insights, discrimination, social change, and human capital.

👉 Learn more about Duncan’s work here: sites.google.com/view/duncan-...

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✨ We are thrilled to welcome @duncanwebb.bsky.social as a new resident member at NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE!

Duncan is a development economist focusing on behavioral insights, discrimination, social change, and human capital.

👉 Learn more about Duncan’s work here: sites.google.com/view/duncan-...

Reposted by Cátia Batista

Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @dunc_webb @NovaSBE
@duncanwebb.bsky.social who works on topics related to discrimination + human capital

Welcome, Duncan! We're thrilled to have you @novafrica.bsky.social @NovaSBE!

Looking forward to a brilliant start to this year's @novafrica.bsky.social @NovaSBE seminars!
✨ NOVAFRICA Seminar Series 2025/2026 kicks off!

Join us for the start of the series with Prof. Melanie Morten @stanford.edu on her paper:

“The effects of legal short-term migration: Evidence from the H-2A program”

🗓 Wed, Sept 10th | 11:30 am (PT) Room D-115
@NovaSBE

🔗 bit.ly/4g5okMI

Reposted by Cátia Batista

✨ NOVAFRICA Seminar Series 2025/2026 kicks off!

Join us for the start of the series with Prof. Melanie Morten @stanford.edu on her paper:

“The effects of legal short-term migration: Evidence from the H-2A program”

🗓 Wed, Sept 10th | 11:30 am (PT) Room D-115
@NovaSBE

🔗 bit.ly/4g5okMI

Thank you!

Ungated version available here: catiabatista.org/wp-content/u...

Thank you, James!

The ungated version of the paper is available here: catiabatista.org/wp-content/u...

As noted in the REStat official page, the paper was accepted for publication already in October 2021, almost 4 years before it was out in print. But the revision process itself was not too long.