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Yajna Govind

Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Subjects
Economics Quantitative methods Integration Immigration Equality Minorities

Primary research areas

Mi­grants’ in­teg­ra­tion policies
My re­search fo­cuses on mi­grants’ in­teg­ra­tion policies. Re­cently, I have stud­ied the caus­al ef­fects of cit­izen­ship on the in­teg­ra­tion of mi­grants and their chil­dren.
Dis­crim­in­a­tion and In­equal­ity
In this strand of my re­search, I doc­u­ment eco­nom­ic in­equal­it­ies in post-co­lo­ni­al con­texts. In re­cent works, I in­vest­ig­ated the coun­ter­pro­duct­ive ef­fects of stig­mat­iz­ing policies that mar­gin­al­ize com­munit­ies.

I study today’s so­ci­et­al chal­lenges: ra­cial in­equal­ity, mi­gra­tion

I study how migration and inequality affect people’s lives, opportunities, and communities. My research connects the past with the present—showing how the legacies of colonization continue to influence today’s patterns of integration, discrimination, and social cohesion. I use a wide range of data, from historical archives to modern administrative records, to understand these challenges and highlight solutions. 

Publications

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October 2025

Post-colonial Trends of Income Inequality

Evidence From the Overseas Departments of France

Ya­j­na Govind, Tenure Track Assistant Professor

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July 2025

Racial Inequality in France

Ya­j­na Govind, Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Ellora Derenoncourt
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6 June 2025

Italy’s Citizenship Referendum is a Chance to Align the Country With the Rest of Europe

Lorenzo Piccoli

Ya­j­na Govind, Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Maarten Vink
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Recent research projects

Outside activities

Cur­rently, I have no out­side em­ploy­ments or activ­it­ies. , -