John Kennan, Juli Plant Grainger Distinguished Chair in Economics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, discusses his early years in Dublin, Ireland, his academic background, and his research on the economic effects and political challenges of migration, especially the impact of open borders on existing workers’ wages.
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