Rachel Friedberg
Biography
Rachel Friedberg joined the PSTC as an assistant professor after earning her Ph.D. in economics at MIT. Her research centers on the economic outcomes of immigrants in the United States and Israel, and on immigration's impact on the labor market of the receiving country. She has testified before the U.S. Congress and participated in Israeli Knesset committee deliberations on immigration policy and reform. A faculty affiliate of the Program in Judaic Studies, she is currently studying the demography and economics of the American Jewish community.
Publications
"The Economic Diversity of Immigration Across the United States," (joint with D. Jaeger), World Scientific Handbook of Global Migration, 2024, pp. 45-70.
"The Effects of Foreign Guest Workers in Israel on the Labor Market Outcomes of Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip" (joint with R.M. Sauer), World Scientific Handbook of Global Migration, 2024, pp. 99-121.
"Recent Trends in the Earnings of New Immigrants to the United States," (joint with G. Borjas) National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 15406, 2009.
"The Economic Impact of Knowledge Workers from India and China," in Movement of Global Talent: The Impact of High Skill Labor Flows from India and China, Udai Tambar, editor. Princeton: Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, pp. 35-53, 2007.
"The Impact of Mass Migration on the Israeli Labor Market," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, CXVI(4), pp.1373-1408, 2001.
"You Can't Take it With You? Immigrant Assimilation and the Portability of Human Capital," Journal of Labor Economics, 18(2), pp.221-251, 2000.