CT Public covered my research (with
with Francesc Ortega) on immigration and nursing home care. So nice to talk to Michaela Savitt about these issues. Have a listen!
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#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 6/10/2026
#Quote by: #UConn economics professor @deliafurtado.bsky.social,
speaking to @ctpublic.bsky.social Radio's Michayla Savitt
#ImmigrantHeritageMonth #IHM2026
In their introduction to the OxREP’s issue on the economics of care, @profemilyjones.bsky.social , @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social, and Sarita Undurraga argue in favour of centring care in economic analysis. It is integral to the capabilities underpinning economic activity.
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The US long-term care sector is plagued with persistent worker shortages. In the OxREP, @deliafurtado.bsky.social and Nicholas A. Jolly propose immigration policies as an effective tool for addressing labour shortages and productivity gaps.
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I am looking forward to it!
For the immigration researchers interested in identification techniques, in our nursing home paper, we use an an IV strategy pioneered in this paper, also coincidentally just out in print this month (at the AER): www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
From the current issue: #Immigration is quietly solving America’s #NursingHome crisis – @deliafurtado.bsky.social
& Francesc Ortega find that with more staff, there are fewer falls and less suffering. Immigration isn’t just an economic issue – it’s a #healthcare one.
doi.org/10.3368/jhr....
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A University of Connecticut economics professor co-authored the study, which appeared this year in the “Journal of Human Resources.”
(March 2026) - We propose a novel identification strategy to isolate exogenous immigration shocks across US counties, by interacting quasi-random variations in the composition of ancestry across count...
Abstract. Care work, encompassing childcare, eldercare, disability care, household maintenance and emotional support, sustains the human capabilities upon
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Abstract. The United States is currently facing a worker shortage in the long-term care sector, which is only expected to worsen as the population ages. Im
From the current issue: #Immigration is quietly solving America’s #NursingHome crisis – @deliafurtado.bsky.social
& Francesc Ortega find that with more staff, there are fewer falls and less suffering. Immigration isn’t just an economic issue – it’s a #healthcare one.
doi.org/10.3368/jhr....
(This was a coincidence! We'd already chosen Tony Furtado's single before finding our quote from UConn's @deliafurtado.bsky.social. As far as we know, they are not related!)
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