Economics of Migration

We develop and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions designed to address self-stigma and increase the uptake of mental health support among those Ukrainian refugees who are in need of such support. The interventions differ in both content and dissemination strategy, and are evaluated in a randomized controlled experiment (RCT). (Joint work with Alexandra Avdeenko, Luc Behaghel, Esther Duflo, Yagan Hazard, and Alexander Moldavski.)

Using machine learning and natural language processing methods applied to novel big data on mobility patterns, I analyze the causes and effects of Ukrainian refugees' mobility to and in Poland in relation to the escalation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022.

We analyze culturally linked preferences and norms as determinants of educational and occupational choices, with a focus on second generation migrants in Sweden. We also analyze the labor market sorting effects of such preferences. (Joint work with Donia Kamel and Javier Soria Espín.)