Clément Imbert

Full paper here: econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

Based on a brand new dynamic model of firms with informality, we show that the informal sector acts as a stepping-stone to formality, but also reduces the economic gains from migration in equilibrium.

Do you expect rural-urban migration to increase urban informality in developing countries? Our forthcoming paper @ecmaEditors with @GUlyssea finds the opposite. We show that between 2000 and 2010 drought-induced migration decreased informality in Brazilian cities.

@mattkahn1966 Thank you for the thread, and the handbook chapter, it's going into my PhD reading list!

Max and I wrote a Handbook chapter discussing this rural to urban migration. I claim that rural weather shocks will accelerate economic growth in these nations by accelerating rural to urban migration and increasing educational attainment. escholarship.org/uc/item/5b55x5…

A very interesting paper. Going forward rural people who anticipate that rural earnings faces increased weather shock volatility will increase their investment in skills. Why? The urban migration option becomes more valuable. A thread.

How to Kill a Golden Goose: MGNREGA Repeal Reveals More Than It Hides m.thewire.in/article/econom… via @thewire_In

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The Department of Economics at Sciences Po is hiring! This year we have two Assistant Professor positions, one in any field and one in IO. Please apply here econjobmarket.org/positions/11... to join us sciencespo.fr/department-e...

And if like me you are at the intersection of the two, your month of September will be busy 😀

And if you are doing research on development and migration do not miss the JULY 15th deadline for the Migration and Development Conference!

Conference deadlines approaching! If you are doing research on environmental issues, don't miss the JULY 14th deadline for the LSE Environment week lse-environment-week.com/environment-....

📆 11 March @ 16:00 CET First VDEV/CEPR/BREAD seminar of 2025 with @clem_imbert @sciencespo, presenting the paper "Floating population: #migration with(out) family and the spatial distribution of economic activity" Moderator: Giacomo De Giorgi @GSEM_UNIGE ow.ly/fVRC50Va4mL

I'm on the #EconJobMarket! Millions of women dropped out of the labor force in rural India starting in the mid-2000s. Why? My #JMP shows that gendered commuting frictions + urban-biased growth is an important part of the answer. 🔗warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econom… #EconTwitter 🧵👇 1/6

He is a terrific researcher, have a look at his broader research agenda here: sites.google.com/view/samuelmar…

Shout out for my brilliant student and co-author Sam Marshall who is on the job market this year. His job market paper estimates monopsony power in Tanzania. blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevalu…

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The department of economics at Sciences Po is recruiting Assistant Professors for two positions, one in econometrics and one in environment / health. The deadline is tonight (midnight UTC). Please apply! econjobmarket.org/positions/10952

@NicVdSijpe My sincere condolences Nicolas! My thoughts are with you and your family.

My wife, Anita Ratcliffe, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in April. Our head of department wrote a nice tribute to her on the University webpages: sheffield.ac.uk/economics/news….

🚨Call for papers: 14th annual conference "#Immigration in OECD Countries", 12-13 Dec 2024, Paris. Please submit your papers before 15 Sept cepii.fr/CEPII/fr/evene… Organisers: @CEPII_Paris @OECD @LISERinLUX @PSEinfo @uni_lu_FDEF @fondazioneRDB @Lem_UMR9221 #EconTwitter #migration

@Josh_Merfeld We shouldn't need this workshop to catch up!

@clem_imbert “In this edition we particularly aim to connect scholars working on different sides of the Atlantic.” :(

If you are a junior researcher (including post docs and final year Phds) working on spatial and urban topics (e.g. migration or commuting :) submit your abstract or paper here sciencespo.fr/department-eco… Deadline is in two days!