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Francesc Ortega

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University of Notre Dame

fortega3@nd.edu

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Research Interests

attitudes towards immigrants climate adaptation climate change gender gaps migration

Francesc Ortega is a professor of sustainable development at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. He is a core faculty affiliate of the Keough School's Pulte Institute for Global Development.

Ortega’s research focuses on climate risk, insurance, and housing markets. He also conducts research on labor markets and immigration policy. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in March 2008.

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IZA Discussion Paper No. 17066

Shattered Dreams: The Economic Impact of Eliminating DACA

Francesc Ortega, Phillip Connor

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17021

To Improve Is to Change? The Effects of Risk Rating 2.0 on Flood Insurance Demand

Francesc Ortega, Ivan Petkov

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16922

Flood Risk and Insurance Take-up in the Flood Zone and Its Periphery

Ivan Petkov, Francesc Ortega

published as 'Learning from experience: Flooding and insurance take-up in the flood zone and its periphery' in: Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2025, 92 (2), 312-356

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16325

Back to Work: The Unequal Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ecuador's Labor Market

Sergio Olivieri, Francesc Ortega, Ana Rivadeneira

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15982

Adapting to Climate Risk? Local Population Dynamics in the United States

Agustín Indaco, Francesc Ortega

published in: Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 2024, 8, 61–106

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14561

Family Ties, Geographic Mobility and the Gender Gap in Academic Aspirations

Lídia Farré, Francesc Ortega

published as 'Geographic mobility of college students and the gender gap in academic aspirations' in: Labour Economics, 2024, 90, 102550

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13552

Does Immigration Improve Quality of Care in Nursing Homes?

Delia Furtado, Francesc Ortega

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13502

Shoring up Economic Refugees: Venezuelan Migrants in the Ecuadorian Labor Market

Sergio Olivieri, Francesc Ortega, Ana Rivadeneira, Eliana Carranza

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13501

The Labor Market Effects of Venezuelan Migration in Ecuador

Sergio Olivieri, Francesc Ortega, Ana Rivadeneira, Eliana Carranza

published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2022, 58 (4), 713 - 729

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12530

Selecting Talent: Gender Differences in Participation and Success in Competitive Selection Processes

Lídia Farré, Francesc Ortega

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58 (6), 1881-1913

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12474

Hurricanes, Flood Risk and the Economic Adaptation of Businesses

Agustín Indaco, Francesc Ortega, Süleyman Taspinar

published in: Journal of Economic Geography, 2021, 21 (4), 557 - 591

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11810

The Effects of Flood Insurance on Housing Markets

Agustín Indaco, Francesc Ortega, Süleyman Taspinar

published in: Cityscape, 2019, 21 (2), 129-156.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11680

Occupational Barriers and the Labor Market Penalty from Lack of Legal Status

Francesc Ortega, Amy Hsin

published in: Labour Economics, 2022, 76, 102181

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11345

The Effect of the H-1B Quota on the Employment and Selection of Foreign-Born Labor

Anna Maria Mayda, Francesc Ortega, Giovanni Peri, Kevin Y. Shih, Chad Sparber

published in: European Economic Review, 2018, 108, 105-128

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11281

The Economic Effects of Providing Legal Status to DREAMers

Francesc Ortega, Ryan Edwards, Amy Hsin

published in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2019, 9:2.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11078

The Effects of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on the Educational Outcomes of Undocumented Students

Amy Hsin, Francesc Ortega

published in: Demography, 2018, 55 (4), 1487-1506.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10374

Rising Sea Levels and Sinking Property Values: The Effects of Hurricane Sandy on New York's Housing Market

Francesc Ortega, Süleyman Taspinar

published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2018, 105, 81 - 100

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10366

The Economic Contribution of Unauthorized Workers: An Industry Analysis

Ryan Edwards, Francesc Ortega

published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2017, 67, 119 - 134

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9234

Immigration and School Choices in the Midst of the Great Recession

Lídia Farré, Francesc Ortega, Ryuichi Tanaka

published as 'Immigration and the public-private school choice' in: Labour Economics, 2018, 51, 184 - 201

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8778

Immigration and the Political Economy of Public Education: Recent Perspectives

Francesc Ortega, Ryuichi Tanaka

published as 'Immigration and the political economy of public education' in: G. Freeman and N, Mirilovic (eds.), Handbook of Migration and Social Policy. Elgar, 2016, 121–136

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8684

The Impact of Skilled Foreign Workers on Firms: An Investigation of Publicly Traded U.S. Firms

Anirban Ghosh, Anna Maria Mayda, Francesc Ortega

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8342

Immigration, Naturalization, and the Future of Public Education

Ryuichi Tanaka, Lídia Farré, Francesc Ortega

published as 'Immigration, assimilation, and the future of public education' in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 52 (C), 141-165

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7778

Immigration in Europe: Trends, Policies and Empirical Evidence

Sara de la Rica, Albrecht Glitz, Francesc Ortega

published in: Barry Chiswick and Paul Miller (eds.): Handbook on the Economics of International Migration, 1B, 2014

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7325

Migration, Trade and Income

Francesc Ortega, Giovanni Peri

published as 'Openness and Income: The Roles of Trade and Migration' in: Journal of International Economics, 2014, 92 (2), 231-251

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6655

The Role of Income and Immigration Policies in Attracting International Migrants

Francesc Ortega, Giovanni Peri

published as 'The effect of income and immigration policies on international migration' in: Migration Studies, 2013, 1 (1), 47-74.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6584

A Global View of Cross-Border Migration

Julian di Giovanni, Andrei A. Levchenko, Francesc Ortega

published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2015, 13 (1), 168-202

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5604

The Aggregate Effects of Trade and Migration: Evidence from OECD Countries

Francesc Ortega, Giovanni Peri

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4957

Crossing the Border: Self-Selection, Earnings and Individual Migration Decisions

Simone Bertoli, Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Francesc Ortega

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 101, 75-91

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4737

Immigration Policies and the Ecuadorian Exodus

Simone Bertoli, Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Francesc Ortega

published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2011, 25 (1), 57-76

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4528

Immigration, Citizenship, and the Size of Government

Francesc Ortega

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy, 2010, 10 (1), Article 26

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4519

Labor-Market Exposure as a Determinant of Attitudes toward Immigration

Francesc Ortega, Javier G. Polavieja

published in: Labour Economics, 2012, 19 (3), 298-311

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4333

Immigration and Housing Booms: Evidence from Spain

Libertad González, Francesc Ortega

published in: Journal of Regional Science, 2013, 53 (1), 37-59

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4265

Immigration, Family Responsibilities and the Labor Supply of Skilled Native Women

Lídia Farré, Libertad González, Francesc Ortega

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Contributions, 2011, 11 (1), Article 34

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4115

Economic and Cultural Gaps among Foreign-born Minorities in Spain

Sara de la Rica, Francesc Ortega

published as 'Cultural Integration in Spain' in: Algan, Bisin, Manning and Verdier (eds), Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe, Oxford University Press, 2012, 148-171

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3311

How Do Very Open Economies Absorb Large Immigration Flows? Recent Evidence from Spanish Regions

Libertad González, Francesc Ortega

published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (1), 57–70

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