I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of
California, Berkeley. My areas of interest are Development Economics, Economics of
Emigration and Applied Microeconomics. 

My current research focuses on estimating the effects of emigration on sending households
in developing countries, using the DV lottery migration for identification. 

Email: tmergo@econ.berkeley.edu

Economics of Emigration

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“The Effects of International Migration on Source Households: Evidence from DV Lottery Migration” (Job Market Paper) (2011)
 

“The Human Capital Impacts of Emigration on Sending Families: Evidence from DV Lottery Migration” (Working Paper) (2011)
 

Research Statement

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Research Statement (2011)