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Immigration, Assimilation, and Intergenerational Mobility, Featuring Ran Abramitzky and Leah Boustan

Episode #48: Immigration, Assimilation, and Intergenerational Mobility, Featuring Ran Abramitzky and Leah Boustan

February 9, 2026
GuestsRan Abramitzky, Leah Boustan

Are today's immigrants different from those who arrived a century ago? Stanford's Ran Abramitzky and Yale's Leah Boustan challenge immigration myths, discussing upward mobility, cultural assimilation, naming patterns, and refugee success with host Steven Durlauf.

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