Professor of Economics, Yale University | Development Economics | Bangladesh | Y-RISEhttps://bsky.app/profile/mushfiq-econ.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mushfiq-econ.bsky.social/post/3mcrtd6k5m22eI met Princess and her family in Davao city in southern Philippines, and wrote about them for a newspaper in Bangladesh, with implications for migration support policies in Bangladesh https://www.thedailystar.net/news/princesss-journey-and-the-promise-skilled-migration-408139119 Jan 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:etcbsvsid3tioh2672fawppt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrtd6k5m22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mushfiq-econ.bsky.social/post/3m3xqrkmlhs2kThis talk (Wed, Oct 29, 10am US ET) will be livestreamed by the World Bank. Link below. https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2025/10/29/should-we-encourage-migration-through-policy-interventions24 Oct 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:etcbsvsid3tioh2672fawppt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3xqrkmlhs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mushfiq-econ.bsky.social/post/3lygcpjnegk26Large sample data on patterns of violence by the Myanmar military (alongside civilians, including Buddhist monks) against their Rohingya minority suggest that there are systematic economic and expropriation motives for the forced displacement of the Rohingya. https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/economic-data-helps-explain-pattern-of-violence-against-myanmars-rohingya-minority09 Sep 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:etcbsvsid3tioh2672fawppt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygcpjnegk26https://bsky.app/profile/mushfiq-econ.bsky.social/post/3lygcnigvtc26An unusual academic conversation with @sebastiantt.bsky.social and @ajhollingsworth.bsky.social about the mechanics of conducting research with implementing organizations. (Recorded in 2022, so it's a bit dated. Referee 2 wanted a lot of changes before the podcast got published) [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:etcbsvsid3tioh2672fawppt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygcnigvtc26https://bsky.app/profile/mushfiq-econ.bsky.social/post/3lsxzi5wbxk2pThis is a right-wing government with a policy on immigration that is responsive to domestic labor needs. While other countries think about how much we can pay citizens to have babies domestically. https://www.reuters.com/world/italy-issue-half-million-non-eu-work-visas-over-next-three-years-2025-06-30/02 Jul 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:etcbsvsid3tioh2672fawppt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsxzi5wbxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mushfiq-econ.bsky.social/post/3lsmkvcwsi22iit's great to see @carnegiecorp.bsky.social celebrating naturalized citizens' contributions to the United States. Andrew Carnegie was himself an immigrant. https://www.carnegie.org/news/articles/great-immigrants-great-americans-the-comic-series/27 Jun 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:etcbsvsid3tioh2672fawppt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsmkvcwsi22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mushfiq-econ.bsky.social/post/3lsk23lzv3c2iMigration and Development Conference in Paris. Deadline for paper submission: July 15.26 Jun 2025 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:etcbsvsid3tioh2672fawppt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsk23lzv3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mushfiq-econ.bsky.social/post/3lrip5utfa22ehttps://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/when-skilled-workers-go-abroad-their-home-countries-experience-brain-gain "The countries that succeed are the ones that are able to create institutions that attract talent from wherever it happens to be born."13 Jun 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:etcbsvsid3tioh2672fawppt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrip5utfa22e