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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#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 6/10/2026
#Quote by: #UConn economics professor @deliafurtado.bsky.social,
speaking to @ctpublic.bsky.social Radio's Michayla Savitt
#ImmigrantHeritageMonth #IHM2026
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
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=...
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.
doi.org/10.1093/oxre...
Delia Furtado
www.aeaweb.org
(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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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....
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....
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!
I am looking forward to it!
Almudena Sevilla
The JHR
The JHR
Chloe N East (she/her)
A University of Connecticut economics professor co-authored the study, which appeared this year in the “Journal of Human Resources.”
(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!)
Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎
#SongOfTheDay, 6/10/2026:
"The Immigrant" (2025-26) by Tony Furtado
#ImmigrantHeritageMonth #IHM2026
The Migration & Organizations conference is a superb annual academic meeting that unites scholars of management, economics, and sociology studying the effects of international migration #EconConf #EconSky
Hosted at @upenn.edu Wharton School of Business, May 26–27. Register here—>
