@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp2392, author={DeVoretz, Don J.}, title={The Economics of Citizenship: A Common Intellectual Ground for Social Scientists?}, year={2006}, month={Oct}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={2392}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp2392}, abstract={Economists studying the economic behaviour of immigrants have tended to avoid serious interdisciplinary work. I argue that when presented with a particular set of research questions that lend themselves to a utility maximisation framework, an economist will be able to pursue interdisciplinary work. I further argue that the necessary if not sufficient ingredient for true economic collaborative research has been met in the field of citizenship acquisition. I review the existing empirical research on citizenship acquisition and its economic impacts to support this argument.}, keywords={immigration;citizenship;methodology}, }