Francesc Ortega

Research Fellow

Queens College, CUNY

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Francesc Ortega is the Dina Axelrad Perry Professor of Economics at Queens College of the City University of New York. His previous appointments were Assistant and Associate Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. His research is on migration, the economic effects of climate change and the sources of gender inequality in the labor market..

Francesc received his PhD in Economics from New York University, in 2004.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in March 2008.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16922
Flood Risk and Insurance Take-up in the Flood Zone and Its Periphery
Ivan Petkov, Francesc Ortega
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14561
Family Ties, Geographic Mobility and the Gender Gap in Academic Aspirations
Lídia Farré, Francesc Ortega
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12530
Selecting Talent: Gender Differences in Participation and Success in Competitive Selection Processes
Lídia Farré, Francesc Ortega
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
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, Volume 108, September 2018, Pages 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, 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, Volume 106, July 2018, Pages 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
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 in: Gary Freeman and Nikola Mirilovic, editors, Handbook of Migration and Social Policy. Elgar.
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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