Ross McKenzie
@rmckenzie.bsky.social
Econ Lecturer at University of Dundee | Applied Micro | Labour & Migration
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New working paper out with Yue Gu and Sisi Sung: The Effect of Sibling Gender Composition on Women's Education and Occupational Choice
Open to feedback!
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Open to feedback!
ssrn.com/abstract=539...
September 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
New working paper out with Yue Gu and Sisi Sung: The Effect of Sibling Gender Composition on Women's Education and Occupational Choice
Open to feedback!
ssrn.com/abstract=539...
Open to feedback!
ssrn.com/abstract=539...
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Check out our new working paper!
New working paper out with Yue Gu and Sisi Sung: The Effect of Sibling Gender Composition on Women's Education and Occupational Choice
Open to feedback!
ssrn.com/abstract=539...
Open to feedback!
ssrn.com/abstract=539...
September 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Check out our new working paper!
New working paper out with Yue Gu and Sisi Sung: The Effect of Sibling Gender Composition on Women's Education and Occupational Choice
Open to feedback!
ssrn.com/abstract=539...
Open to feedback!
ssrn.com/abstract=539...
September 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
New working paper out with Yue Gu and Sisi Sung: The Effect of Sibling Gender Composition on Women's Education and Occupational Choice
Open to feedback!
ssrn.com/abstract=539...
Open to feedback!
ssrn.com/abstract=539...
Excellent post exploring the immigrant fiscal contributions by visa category. Important to note that it is overall positive without even considering indirect positive effects on UK born as my own research shows: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Excellent post exploring the immigrant fiscal contributions by visa category. Important to note that it is overall positive without even considering indirect positive effects on UK born as my own research shows: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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You know how everyone is freaking about how bad new immigrants are for public finances?
I did the math and: even considering only new Boriswave immigrants, the average new immigrant salary was still higher than the average British national.
On Substack: www.laurenpolicy.com/p/are-recent...
I did the math and: even considering only new Boriswave immigrants, the average new immigrant salary was still higher than the average British national.
On Substack: www.laurenpolicy.com/p/are-recent...
Are recent immigrants a "ticking time bomb" for British public finances?
At a few recent policy events, I keep hearing that dependents on visas are a Problem.
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August 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
You know how everyone is freaking about how bad new immigrants are for public finances?
I did the math and: even considering only new Boriswave immigrants, the average new immigrant salary was still higher than the average British national.
On Substack: www.laurenpolicy.com/p/are-recent...
I did the math and: even considering only new Boriswave immigrants, the average new immigrant salary was still higher than the average British national.
On Substack: www.laurenpolicy.com/p/are-recent...
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Our paper (@econzach.bsky.social Ed Kosack) is forthcoming! We use high-frequency data to identify the magnitude, timing, and persistence of conflict-induced migration during the Mexican Revolution.
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May 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Our paper (@econzach.bsky.social Ed Kosack) is forthcoming! We use high-frequency data to identify the magnitude, timing, and persistence of conflict-induced migration during the Mexican Revolution.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Very happy to see our recent research on the effects of free school meals on school attendance featured in the @unesconow.bsky.social Health and Education Resource Centre's monthly newsletter: bit.ly/3Zq9JEM
For the published paper (open access) please see: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
For the published paper (open access) please see: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Does the provision of universal free school meals improve school attendance?
We examine the effects of universal free school meal (UFSM) policies on school attendance and health-related absences. We leverage UFSM implementation…
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November 28, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Very happy to see our recent research on the effects of free school meals on school attendance featured in the @unesconow.bsky.social Health and Education Resource Centre's monthly newsletter: bit.ly/3Zq9JEM
For the published paper (open access) please see: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
For the published paper (open access) please see: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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JMP by Yannis Kastis with @hillaryvipond.bsky.social
It's both an immigration paper & an adoption-of-technology paper. I didn’t know this: immigration of Jewish tailors from the Pale was very important in the rise of mass garment production in Victorian England
jkastis.github.io/yanniskastis...
It's both an immigration paper & an adoption-of-technology paper. I didn’t know this: immigration of Jewish tailors from the Pale was very important in the rise of mass garment production in Victorian England
jkastis.github.io/yanniskastis...
November 22, 2024 at 2:32 PM
JMP by Yannis Kastis with @hillaryvipond.bsky.social
It's both an immigration paper & an adoption-of-technology paper. I didn’t know this: immigration of Jewish tailors from the Pale was very important in the rise of mass garment production in Victorian England
jkastis.github.io/yanniskastis...
It's both an immigration paper & an adoption-of-technology paper. I didn’t know this: immigration of Jewish tailors from the Pale was very important in the rise of mass garment production in Victorian England
jkastis.github.io/yanniskastis...
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New paper:
“(In-kind) Wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages: It’s not (all) about the money” with @vincentdelabastita.bsky.social and Spike Gibbs is now out in
Explorations in Economic History
The paper is open access and here is a summary 🧵 (1/16)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ee...
“(In-kind) Wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages: It’s not (all) about the money” with @vincentdelabastita.bsky.social and Spike Gibbs is now out in
Explorations in Economic History
The paper is open access and here is a summary 🧵 (1/16)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ee...
Redirecting
doi.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:49 PM
New paper:
“(In-kind) Wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages: It’s not (all) about the money” with @vincentdelabastita.bsky.social and Spike Gibbs is now out in
Explorations in Economic History
The paper is open access and here is a summary 🧵 (1/16)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ee...
“(In-kind) Wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages: It’s not (all) about the money” with @vincentdelabastita.bsky.social and Spike Gibbs is now out in
Explorations in Economic History
The paper is open access and here is a summary 🧵 (1/16)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ee...
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How can researchers provide the nuanced, fast evidence policymakers need to make policy in real time?
@trfetzer.com, Christina Palmou and I have written an ESCoE blog based on our recent working paper: www.escoe.ac.uk/evidence-for...
@trfetzer.com, Christina Palmou and I have written an ESCoE blog based on our recent working paper: www.escoe.ac.uk/evidence-for...
Evidence for policymakers in real time: a blueprint - ESCoE
By Thiemo Fetzer, Christina Palmou and Jakob Schneebacher The last two decades have seen a […]
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November 14, 2024 at 9:40 AM
How can researchers provide the nuanced, fast evidence policymakers need to make policy in real time?
@trfetzer.com, Christina Palmou and I have written an ESCoE blog based on our recent working paper: www.escoe.ac.uk/evidence-for...
@trfetzer.com, Christina Palmou and I have written an ESCoE blog based on our recent working paper: www.escoe.ac.uk/evidence-for...
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Very excited to see our paper (with @bodanieli.bsky.social ) on forced migration and local economic development published in the Journal of Development Economics.
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
Redirecting
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August 27, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Very excited to see our paper (with @bodanieli.bsky.social ) on forced migration and local economic development published in the Journal of Development Economics.
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
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Very excited to see our paper (with @bodanieli.bsky.social ) on forced migration and local economic development published in the Journal of Development Economics.
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
Redirecting
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August 27, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Very excited to see our paper (with @bodanieli.bsky.social ) on forced migration and local economic development published in the Journal of Development Economics.
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
Redirecting
doi.org
August 27, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Very excited to see our paper (with @bodanieli.bsky.social ) on forced migration and local economic development published in the Journal of Development Economics.
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
Redirecting
doi.org
August 27, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Very excited to see our paper (with @bodanieli.bsky.social ) on forced migration and local economic development published in the Journal of Development Economics.
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
Link to the paper (open access) here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
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Increasing the minimum income threshold to £38k ignores spillover benefits migrants can bring to UK-born workers. My research with Graeme Roy & Marco Alfano shows that migration into a lower skilled occupation can have a positive effect on UK wages in an adjacent higher skilled occupation. /1
December 4, 2023 at 10:11 PM
Increasing the minimum income threshold to £38k ignores spillover benefits migrants can bring to UK-born workers. My research with Graeme Roy & Marco Alfano shows that migration into a lower skilled occupation can have a positive effect on UK wages in an adjacent higher skilled occupation. /1
Increasing the minimum income threshold to £38k ignores spillover benefits migrants can bring to UK-born workers. My research with Graeme Roy & Marco Alfano shows that migration into a lower skilled occupation can have a positive effect on UK wages in an adjacent higher skilled occupation. /1
December 4, 2023 at 10:11 PM
Increasing the minimum income threshold to £38k ignores spillover benefits migrants can bring to UK-born workers. My research with Graeme Roy & Marco Alfano shows that migration into a lower skilled occupation can have a positive effect on UK wages in an adjacent higher skilled occupation. /1
Had a great time attending the CEMIR Junior Economist Workshop on Migration Research at the ifo Institute. First time in Germany and can't wait to go back!
October 20, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Had a great time attending the CEMIR Junior Economist Workshop on Migration Research at the ifo Institute. First time in Germany and can't wait to go back!
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I applied and had a really great experience -- recommended.
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Adopt a Paper is a streamlined mentoring program aimed at giving junior faculty in Econ access to high quality feedback on a paper from a top scholar.
More than 300 papers "adopted" in rounds 1-3. adoptapaper.org
More info below & in thread
October 13, 2023 at 3:04 PM
I applied and had a really great experience -- recommended.