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=...
(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...
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.
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