COVID-19 has had differential effects across ethnicity and race in the United States. Though there is anecdotal evidence that the pandemic has hit Arab-American communities hard, there is limited data documenting infection and mortality rates specifically for these communities. Rather,...

What factors influence the decision by immigrants to marry within or outside of their ethnic group? I attempt to answer this question by using data from the 2008-2016 American Community Survey. This datasource allows for improved estimation of the determinants of endogamy as it includes...

Is having one native-born parent an advantage for the child of an immigrant? Much of the classical literature on immigrant assimilation would suggest that children with one native-born and one foreign-born parent (generation 2.5) should fare better than those whose parents are both foreign-born...

Ethnic enclaves are locations in which a particular ethnic group resides in high concentrations. What effect does living in an enclave have on an immigrant's earnings and education? The existing literature has most often examined this question by looking at enclaves defined at the state, county,...

An offshore financial center (OFC) is generally defined as a jurisdiction in which the financial sector is disproportionately larger than the domestic economy. OFC's offer significant tax and regulatory advantages as well as providing clients from unstable countries with international banking...

Trade between China, Africa and the Middle East has rapidly expanded over the past thirty years. However, the economic relations between China and these countries has displayed a remarkable amount of diversity across countries, over time, and for different kinds of trade. I utilize this...

No clear consensus exists in the existing literature on the effects of exchange rate volatility on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). A survey of past studies on this topic yields negative, positive, and indeterminate effects. Furthermore, the impact of currency risk appears to vary across both...

Why do investors hold such large positions in domestic equity when there are gains to be made from international diversification? This equity home bias puzzle has received considerable attention in the literature, with asymmetric information on domestic and foreign assets (whether by individual...

Why do investors hold such large positions in domestic equity when there are gains to be made from international diversification? This equity home bias puzzle has received considerable attention in the literature, with asymmetric information on domestic and foreign assets (whether by individual...

How are immigration and trade related? The existing literature has found a positive effect of migration on trade, with migration working through both network and preference channels to increase international trade. I extend this analysis by examining this relationship across different levels of...