Benjamin Elsner

Research Fellow

University College Dublin

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Research Interests

Ben Elsner is Professor of Economics at University College Dublin.

He is an applied microeconomist with particular interest in human capital (migration, education, impact of the environment). His work has been published in the Economic Journal, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Human Resources, among others.

Before joining UCD in 2018, Ben spent five years at IZA as a Senior Research Associate. He remains involved with IZA as co-editor of the journal Research in Labo Economics.

Ben holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin, and a Diplom/M.A. from the University of Regensburg/Germany.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9478
Rank, Sex, Drugs, and Crime
Benjamin Elsner, Ingo E. Isphording
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2018, 53(2), 356-381
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9121
A Big Fish in a Small Pond: Ability Rank and Human Capital Investment
Benjamin Elsner, Ingo E. Isphording
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35(3), 787-828
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7865
Let's Be Selective about Migrant Self-Selection
Costanza Biavaschi, Benjamin Elsner
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7863
Migrant Networks and the Spread of Misinformation
Benjamin Elsner, Gaia Narciso, Jacco J. J. Thijssen
published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 80 (3), 659-688
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7130
10 Years After: EU Enlargement, Closed Borders, and Migration to Germany
Benjamin Elsner, Klaus F. Zimmermann
published as 'Migration 10 Years After: EU Enlargement, Closed Borders, and Migration to Germany' in: M. Kahanec and K.F. Zimmermann (eds.): Labor Migration, EU Enlargement, and the Great Recession, Springer: Berlin, et al. 2016, 85 - 101
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6843
Does Emigration Benefit the Stayers? Evidence from EU Enlargement
Benjamin Elsner
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 26 (2), 531-553
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6111
Emigration and Wages: The EU Enlargement Experiment
Benjamin Elsner
published in: Journal of International Economics, 2013, 91(1), 154-163
IZA World of Labor Article
Does emigration increase the wages of non-emigrants in sending countries?
Benjamin Elsner
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