The Age of Mass Migration and the 1920 Border Closure with Leah Boustan

Economics Detective Radio by Garrett M. Petersen

Dec 21, 201952:25Science & Medicine

Today's guest is Leah Boustan of Princeton University. Our discussion centers around her recent working paper, "The Effects of Immigration on the Economy: Lessons from the 1920s Border Closure." In the 1920s, the United...

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