2 papers
econ.GN2025
Why Bahar and Hausmann Tell Us Nothing About Venezuelan Migration Flows to the United States
Francisco Rodríguez, Giancarlo Bravo
Bahar and Hausmann (2025a) claim to find evidence against the hypothesis that oil sanctions on Venezuela lead to increased migration flows to the United States. We show that their…
econ.EM2025
US labor market conditions and migration: a reassessment of Bahar (2025)
Francisco Rodriguez, Giancarlo Bravo
Bahar (2025) argues that there is a long-term cointegrating relationship between US job vacancies and southwest border crossings. We show that this conclusion is based on a misspec…