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Nicolas Morales
@nicomorales.bsky.social
Economist working on labor, trade and immigration. University of Michigan alumni, currently at the Richmond Fed. Views are my own

https://nicolasmoralesg.github.io/
Very happy to have contributed a chapter to this fantastic review! I focused on the links between FDI and high-skill migration which are quite complex and much more work on this topic is needed.

This is a "living" lit review, so we'll be updating it periodically. Take a look!
📢 Our new #VoxDevLit on Foreign Direct Investment and Development is out now!

Read and download here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/fo...
February 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Reposted by Nicolas Morales
As climate change intensifies, extreme weather events like the fires in LA pose growing threats to economies.

A blog post by @nityanayar.bsky.social, Juanma Castro-Vincenzi, Gaurav Khanna and @nicomorales.bsky.social discusses how firms adapt supply chains to these risks:
tinyurl.com/abbw5mt3
January 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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With @jeromevalette.bsky.social & Simone Bertoli, we are thrilled to announce the Call for Papers for the

3rd edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration

on 23-24 June 2025 @CERDI, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Submit until 23 February 2025 on economig2025.sciencesconf.org
January 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Looking forward to the #SEA2024 ! With @paragmahajan.bsky.social we organized three great sessions on migration that take place this Sunday! Stop by if you are around!
November 22, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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Hi, I'm Thomas Bourany, JMC, working at the intersection of macro, climate, and trade.
In my JMP, I study how to design optimal climate agreements and carbon policy in the presence of free-riding and inequality.
#EconJMP #EconSky #climate
website: thomasbourany.github.io
November 18, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Reposted by Nicolas Morales
Here is my attempt to systematically think through possible consequences of new Trump tariffs

Suppose US imposes 20% tariff on all goods imports

Effect 1: higher prices for goods imported into US. This hurts US consumers by raising living costs 1/
November 12, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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I put together a quick starter pack of people working on migration economics! Check it out: go.bsky.app/39gHy57
Feel free to nominate yourself or others to add to the list!
November 13, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Save the date! May 17-19 2024 Midwest Macro is coming to Richmond!

Papers in Trade, Spatial and Labor are also welcome 😊

Deadline to submit: February 15th 2024
November 16, 2023 at 8:42 PM