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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. 

Recent research projects

Outside activities

Currently, I have no outside employments or activities.