George J. Borjas

Nov 19, 2024 | hoover.org | George J. Borjas

This essay is based on the working paper “Monopsony, Efficiency, and the Regularization of Undocumented Immigrants” by George J. Borjas and Anthony Edo. More than 10 million undocumented immigrants currently live in the United States, representing about 3 percent of the population. In Europe, nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants—around 1 percent of the population—reside in various countries.

Nov 7, 2024 | manhattan.institute | Robert VerBruggen |George J. Borjas

In August of 2020, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a study on an important topic—the huge gap in mortality between white and black newborns. Using data from Florida hospitals stretching from the early 1990s to the mid-2010s, the researchers identified a surprising factor: the race of the doctor who attended to the baby after birth. Put simply, black babies were less likely to die if they had black doctors, even after accounting for many other factors.

Nov 7, 2024 | ifstudies.org | George J. Borjas |Robert VerBruggen

In August of 2020, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a study on an important topic—the huge gap in mortality between white and black newborns. Using data from Florida hospitals stretching from the early 1990s to the mid-2010s, the researchers identified a surprising factor: the race of the doctor who attended to the baby after birth. Put simply, black babies were less likely to die if they had black doctors, even after accounting for many other factors.

Sep 16, 2024 | pnas.org | George J. Borjas |Robert VerBruggen |Theodore J. Joyce |Peter Grünwald

SignificanceAn influential study suggests that Black newborns experience much lower mortality when attended by Black physicians after birth. Using the same data, we replicate those findings and estimate alternative models that include controls for very low birth weights, a key determinant of neonatal mortality not included in the original analysis.

Sep 16, 2024 | pnas.org | George J. Borjas |Robert VerBruggen |Theodore J. Joyce |Brad Greenwood

SignificanceAn influential study suggests that Black newborns experience much lower mortality when attended by Black physicians after birth. Using the same data, we replicate those findings and estimate alternative models that include controls for very low birth weights, a key determinant of neonatal mortality not included in the original analysis.