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Cynthia Bansak

St Lawrence University, USA, and IZA, Germany

World of Labor is an invaluable resource not only for researchers and policy makers, but for those who need accessible, timely, and easy-to-digest information about the current state of global labor markets. The articles are brief, innovative, and informative for those who would like a quick up-to-date summary of a topic and they also provide insight and direction for those who would like a more in-depth analysis and suggestions for further reading

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Author

Current position

Professor of Economics, St Lawrence University

Research interest

Labor economics, international immigration, remittances, educational attainment, and business cycles.

Website

https://www.stlawu.edu/people/cynthia-bansak

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1999–2001

Past positions

Professor, St Lawrence University, 2015–Present; Associate Professor, St Lawrence University, 2010–2015; Assistant Professor, San Diego State University, 2001–2007

Qualifications

PhD Economics, University of California, San Diego, 1999

Selected publications

  • The Economics of Immigration. Oxford: Routledge, 2015 (with N. B. Simpson and M. Zavodny).

  • “Remittances, school quality, and household education expenditures in Nepal.” IZA Journal of Migration 4:16 (2015) (with B. Chezum and A. Giri).

  • “Business cycles and gender diversification: An analysis of establishment-level gender dissimilarity.” American Economic Review 102:3 (2012): 561–565 (with M. Graham and A. Zebedee).

  • “Money transfers among banked and unbanked mexican immigrants.” Southern Economic Journal 73:2 (2006): 374–401 (with C. Amuedo-Dorantes).

  • “Immigration reform and the earnings of latino workers: Do employer sanctions cause discrimination?” Industrial and Labor Relations Review 54:2 (2001): 275–295 (with S. Raphael).

article(s)

  • The impact of legalizing unauthorized immigrants Updated

    While legalization benefits most unauthorized immigrants, deciding how to regularize them is challenging

    Cynthia BansakSarah Pearlman, May 2021
    Countries have adopted a variety of legalization programs to address unauthorized immigration. Research in the US finds improved labor market outcomes for newly authorized immigrants. Findings are more mixed for European and Latin American countries where informal labor markets play a large role and programs are often small scale. Despite unclear labor market outcomes and mixed public support, legalization will likely continue to be widely used. Comprehensive legislation can address the complex nature of legalization on immigrants and on native-born residents.
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