migrant networks

In "Hurricanes drive immigration to the U.S.," published in The Conversation, Dean Yang and Parag Mahajan describe findings from their recent National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper, "Taken by storm: Hurricanes, migrant networks,...

​​​​​​When hurricanes hit other countries, the United States often sees a bump in migration into the country—and the biggest hike in migration rates happen from countries that already have a strong population established in the U.S., according to...

Parag Mahajan, a doctoral student in public policy and economics, and Dean Yang published an August 2017 working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) entitled: "Taken by storm: Hurricanes, migrant networks, and U.S....