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Yajna Govind
@yajnagovind.bsky.social
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Assistant Prof in Economics (Copenhagen Business School ECON)
Working on migrants' integration (citizenship) & racial inequality

French, Mauritian

Fellow WIL & ICM
Research: Inequality & Migration |
PhD: PSE & INED
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rfberlin.bsky.social
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: @yajnagovind.bsky.social, Jack Melbourne, @sarasgnr.bsky.social, and Edith Zink study whether and how the Danish "Ghetto Plan" affected targeted neighborhoods and their residents. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
October 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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thomaspiketty.bsky.social
Nouvelle étude de @yajnagovind.bsky.social @paolosantini.bsky.social & E. Derenoncourt confirme l’importance du facteur discriminatoire sur le marché du travail en 🇫🇷. Les minorités racisées subissent de fortes pénalités salariales. Être né.e en France réduit ces écarts, sans les faire disparaître.
wid.world World Inequality Lab @wid.world · Oct 1
Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties, with Middle Eastern/North African and Sub-Saharan African individuals most affected. This is one of the key findings of a new study by @yajnagovind.bsky.social @paolosantini.bsky.social & E. Derenoncourt.

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Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties - WID - World Inequality Database
This study documents disparities in earnings and ranks across different minority groups in France and compare France with the US.
wid.world
October 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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wid.world
Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties, with Middle Eastern/North African and Sub-Saharan African individuals most affected. This is one of the key findings of a new study by @yajnagovind.bsky.social @paolosantini.bsky.social & E. Derenoncourt.

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Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties - WID - World Inequality Database
This study documents disparities in earnings and ranks across different minority groups in France and compare France with the US.
wid.world
October 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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junioreconmig.bsky.social
📢 Call for Papers - Fall 2025 📢
If you are a #junior scholar studying the #economics of #migration, we encourage you to submit!

📧 Email junioreconmig@gmail.com
🗓️ Submit by September 1, 2025
🎤 Seminars will take place on Tuesdays at 5:30pm CET
July 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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junioreconmig.bsky.social
5 days left!!
junioreconmig.bsky.social Junior Economics of Migration @junioreconmig.bsky.social · Jul 17
📢 Call for Papers - Fall 2025 📢
If you are a #junior scholar studying the #economics of #migration, we encourage you to submit!

📧 Email junioreconmig@gmail.com
🗓️ Submit by September 1, 2025
🎤 Seminars will take place on Tuesdays at 5:30pm CET
August 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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pierrebat.cpesr.fr
Du poids du racismes dans les inégalités de revenus en France
July 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
yajnagovind.bsky.social
Happy to have this out (joint with @paolosantini.bsky.social & Ellora Derenoncourt). Stay tuned for more!
nber.org NBER @nber.org · Jul 16
Substantial earnings penalties exist for racial minorities in France. Compared to the US, lower overall inequality benefits French racial minorities, but rank gaps are comparable, from Yajna Govind, Paolo Santini, and Ellora Derenoncourt https://www.nber.org/papers/w34013
July 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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liser-cb.bsky.social
📣 Call for papers - 18th International Conference on #Migration and #Development

📅 Event held September 25-26, 2025 in Paris

🤝 With keynote's from: Paula Gobbi, @dmckenzie.bsky.social & @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social

⌛ Submit by July 15, 2025

#EconSky #Poverty #Inequality #Globalization
June 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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eui-schuman.bsky.social
Join the GLOBALCIT team for thr launch the Global State of Citizenship report & the third edition of the GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset.

Based on data from 191 countries, key findings on current citizenship legislation around the world will be presented.

Register now🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
June 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
💥 New: Italy’s citizenship referendum is a chance to align the country with the rest of Europe

✍️ @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social‬ @yajnagovind.bsky.social‬ & @maartenpvink.bsky.social‬
Italy’s citizenship referendum is a chance to align with the rest of Europe
Italian citizens will vote on 8-9 June on a proposal to reduce the number of years a non-EU national must live in Italy before they can seek citizenship.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
June 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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sundersays.bsky.social
Italy is holding a referendum on reducing residency for citizenship from 10 years to 5. It may well fail to hit the 50% turnout threshold (as most Italian initiatives do) as the right-wing parties are proposing an extension
May 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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maartenpvink.bsky.social
Comparative data show that five years of legal residence is most common in Europe, eg France, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, UK, Ireland, and since 2024 also Germany.

Here a peek into soon-to-be-released updated @globalcit.bsky.social data:

globalcit.eu/databases/gl...
May 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
yajnagovind.bsky.social
With the upcoming referendum on citizenship on June 8-9th in Italy, with @maartenpvink.bsky.social & @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social , we discuss how this would be a crucial step toward aligning Italy with the more inclusive and modern citizenship regimes common across Europe!
May 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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maartenpvink.bsky.social
On 8–9 June, Italian citizens vote in referendum to reduce the residency requirement for non-EU nationals to apply for 🇮🇹 citizenship from 10 years to 5

With @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social & @yajnagovind.bsky.social in @larepubblica.bsky.social on why this matters

firenze.repubblica.it/dossier/fire...
Italy’s citizenship referendum: a chance to catch up with Europe
In this article, experts in migration and citizenship policies, applied labor, and public economics discuss the upcoming referendum in Italy, examining its pot…
firenze.repubblica.it
May 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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steinhardt.bsky.social
Happy to see our joint work on immigrant housing now published in the Journal of Housing Economics!
With @simonvoss.bsky.social (@fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social) and Marc-André Luik, we show how language skills shape homeownership outcomes—offering new causal evidence on immigrant integration. #EconSky
simonvoss.bsky.social Simon Voss @simonvoss.bsky.social · May 22
Excited to share that my joint work with @steinhardt.bsky.social and Marc-André Luik on immigrant housing in the US is out in the Journal of Housing Economics!
We provide the first causal evidence linking immigrant language skills to homeownership. #EconSky

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Language proficiency and homeownership: Evidence from U.S. immigrants
In this paper, we deliver the first causal evidence on the relationship between immigrant host-country language proficiency and homeownership. Using a…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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hhsievertsen.bsky.social
Hey #EconSky

I would like to set up a microgrants for phd-students and postdocs in econ. I.e. microgrants for submission fees, conf fees etc.

Q: Does something like that already exist?

@climent.bsky.social @joshua-goodman.com @dynarski.bsky.social @ckronenberg.bsky.social
Animal Behaviour Collective - Open Collective
We are a collective of animal behaviour researchers organising microgrants and mentorship for undergraduate & graduate students in animal behaviour.
opencollective.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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npr.org
The Chagos Islands are home to Diego Garcia, one of the world's most secretive places and home to an important U.S. military base.
The U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base
The Chagos Islands are home to Diego Garcia, one of world's most secretive places and home to an important U.S. military base.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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maartenpvink.bsky.social
! major development: Italian gov restricts by decree transmission of citizenship abroad to 2 generations:

From now on if you are born abroad only Italian if: parent or grandparent born in Italy. Or if parent has resided in 🇮🇹 2 yrs before you were born

+ other restrictions upcoming (see 🧵 & below)
Key Provisions of the Decreto Cittadinanza Generational Limits: One of the most significant changes under the new decree is the restriction on generational claims for Italian citizenship jure sanguinis. Applicants must now demonstrate a direct connection to at least one Italian parent or grandparent, effectively eliminating claims through great-grandparents. This change ensures that citizenship is granted based on closer and more verifiable ties to Italy. Centralized Processing Office: The establishment of a centralized office for processing Italian citizenship jure sanguinis applications is another cornerstone of the decree. By consolidating resources and expertise, this office aims to improve the efficiency and consistency of the application process, reducing wait times and enhancing the overall experience for applicants. This is, for the moment, still not operative for a transitional period of one year. Increased Application Fees for Italian citizenship jure sanguinis: To cover the administrative costs associated with processing a high volume of applications, the decree has increased the application fees. The fee has doubled from 300 to 600 Euros, with potential future increases to 700 Euros. This adjustment ensures that the application process is adequately funded and can operate smoothly. Temporary Suspension of Italian citizenship jure sanguinis Applications withing the Italian Consulates: In response to overwhelming demand and backlogs exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the decree has temporarily suspended the scheduling of new citizenship applications. This suspension allows the government to address existing backlogs and streamline the application process for future applicants.
March 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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wid.world
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March 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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simori.bsky.social
📢📢Hi #Econsky! You are a PhD or postdoc student interested in the #Economics of #Labor #Family and #Migration. Please submit your work to our thematic workshop. Check the fantastic line up of speakers of the 4th edition.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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fjaellegaard.bsky.social
1/ 🚨 New paper! 🚨
How do the economic trajectories of children of immigrants vary across 15 high-income countries? We study intergenerational mobility of immigrants, using individual-level linked parent-child data across Europe, North America, and beyond. 🧵👇 #EconSky
February 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
yajnagovind.bsky.social
Thrilled to share our global collaboration with 38 co-authors, exploring migrants' economic trajectories across 15 countries! It's been a fantastic experience working with this amazing team!

Check out the 🧵 to see the key results!
fjaellegaard.bsky.social Mathias Fjællegaard Jensen @fjaellegaard.bsky.social · Feb 21
2/ First-generation immigrants tend to have lower incomes than locals, but their children often move up the economic ladder. In most countries, second-gen income gaps shrink – sometimes disappearing altogether. Daughters of immigrants do particularly well in most destinations.
February 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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manota.bsky.social
Intergenerational mobility of immigrants in 15 destination countries
( @yajnagovind.bsky.social et alii)
docs.iza.org/dp17711.pdf
February 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM