Professor Toman Barsbai
PhD, MA, BA
Current positions
Professor of Economics
School of Economics
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Research interests
My research interests are in development and culture, with a focus on (i) the causes and consequences of international migration and (ii) the origins and economic implications of preferences and behavior around the world. I combine experimental and observational micro-level data, which I collect in the field or archives.
Publications
Recent publications
01/05/2026Picture This: Social Distance and the Mistreatment of Migrant Workers
Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics
Immigrating into a Recession: Evidence from Family Migrants to the U.S.
Journal of Labor Economics
Information and immigrant settlement
Journal of Development Economics
Overconfidence and Risk-taking in the Field: Evidence from Ethiopian Farmers
Economic Development and Cultural Change
Local Convergence of Behavior across Species
Science