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IZA Prize in Labor Economics

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2011 IZA Prize goes to George Borjas and Barry Chiswick

G. Borjas | K. Zimmermann | B. Chiswick
This year's IZA Prize in Labor Economics was awarded to the U.S. economists George J. Borjas (Harvard University) and Barry R. Chiswick (George Washington University). The prestigious award recognizes their fundamental contributions to the economic analysis of migration and integration. Borjas and Chiswick have pioneered the economic analysis of global migration and its impact on labor markets and social security systems. They have been the leading figures in the intense debate about earnings assimilation and the nature of migrant selectivity. Their research has made migration an important subdiscipline of economics with high policy relevance.
The award ceremony took place in Oslo, Norway, on August 25 [view event program].

Read more:
IZA press release (July 20, 2011) | Award Statement of the IZA Prize Committee