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Murat Genç

University of Otago, New Zealand, and IZA, Germany

World of Labor promises to be an invaluable source of information for policymakers who want to design good policies based on empirical evidence in a wide range of topics in labor economics. I expect it to be used widely

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Author

Current position

Lecturer, Economics, University of Otago, New Zealand

Research interest

Applied microeconometrics, international trade

Website

http://bit.ly/Genc_IZApage

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Consultant to New Zealand Treasury

Qualifications

PhD Economics, Washington State University, USA, 1989

Selected publications

  • “Understanding price elasticities to inform public health research and intervention studies: Key issues.” American Journal of Public Health 103:11 (2013): 1954–1961 (with N. Nghiem, N. Wilson, and T. Blakely).

  • “Food prices and consumer demand: Differences across income levels and ethnic groups.” PLoS One 8:10 (2013) (with C. Ni Mhurchu, H. Eyles, C. Schilling, Q. Yang, W. Kaye-Blake, and T. Blakely).

  • “Trade, diaspora and migration to New Zealand.” The World Economy 36:5 (2013): 582–606 (with D. Law and J. Bryant).

  • “Migration and tourism flows to New Zealand.” In: Matias, A., M. Sarmento, and P. Nijkamp (eds). Advances in Tourism Economics: Quantitative Methods. Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2013; pp. 113–128.

  • “The impact of immigration on international trade: A meta-analysis.” In: Nijkamp, P., M. Sahin, and J. Poot (eds). Migration Impact Assessment: New Horizons. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2012; pp. 301–337 (with M. Gheasi, J. Poot, and P. Nijkamp).

article(s)

  • The impact of migration on trade

    Immigrants are good for trade

    Murat Genç, June 2014
    International trade and migration are two important dimensions of globalization. Although governments have been very willing to open their borders to trade, they have not been so liberal in their immigration policies. It has been suggested, however, that a causal positive link might exist between immigration and trade. Could governments further increase international trade by also opening their doors to immigrants? If they could, does it matter what type of immigrants are encouraged? And is there a saturation level of immigrants after which this positive impact disappears?
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