About Me

I'm an economist at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. My main field of expertise is labor economics, and I'm the author of the cleverly titled textbook Labor Economics (now in its fourth edition). I've been particularly interested in immigration-related issues since the early 1980s, and have written a few books about the economics of immigration. Heaven's Door: Immigration Policy and the American Economy is probably the best and most accessible work. If you are really interested in knowing more, there are a couple of lengthy discussions of my life and work in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times Magazine.

And what do I enjoy most in life? Spending time with my family.