George J. Borjas

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alma_mater = St. Peter's College Columbia University
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George Jesus Borjas (born October 15, 1950) is an American economist and the Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy at Harvard University.cite web |url=http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~GBorjas/Short_Biography.html |title=Biography of George J. Borjas |accessdate=2008-06-30 |publisher=Harvard University] He is one of the leading anti-immigration economists of the United States.

Personal life and education

Borjas was born in Havana, Cuba on October 15, 1950. He migrated to the United States in October, 1962 with his mother. He graduated with a B.S. in economics and mathematics from St. Peter's College in 1971. He then completed his M.A. in economics from Columbia University in 1974. He completed his M.Phil and Ph.D. in economics from Columbia in 1975.cite web |url=http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~GBorjas/VITA.pdf |title=Curriculum Vitae of George J. Borjas |accessdate=2008-06-30 |format=pdf |publisher=Harvard University]

He is married and has three children.

Academic career

Borjas became an assistant professor of economics at Queens College, City University of New York from 1975 to 1977. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Economics, University of Chicago from 1977 to 1978. He was also a Senior Research Analyst, National Bureau of Economic Research from 1972 to 1978.

He joined the faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1980 and remained there for ten years. He then became a professor at the University of California, San Diego from 1990 to 1995. He joined the faculty at Harvard University in 1995.

Work

Borjas was called 'America’s leading immigration economist' by "BusinessWeek" and "The Wall Street Journal". He is an influential figure in the debate on immigration and his research on the economic impact of immigration plays a central role in the debate over immigration policy in the United States. [cite journal |last=Davis |first=Bob |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= April 26, 1996 |title=Despite His Heritage, Prominent Economist Backs Immigration Cut |journal=The Wall Street Journal |volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url=http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~GBorjas/WSJ042696.htm |accessdate=2008-06-30 ]

He has written many books and has published more than 100 articles in books and scholarly journals, including the "American Economic Review", the "Journal of Political Economy", and the "Quarterly Journal of Economics".

Honors

Borjas was listed in "Who's Who in the World", "Who’s Who in America", "Who’s Who in Finance and Industry" and "Who’s Who in Economics". He was elected a fellow of the Econometric Society in 1998 and a fellow of the Society of Labor Economists in 2004. He was also a member of the Council of Economic Advisors for the Governor of California from 1993 to 1998, of the National Academy of Sciences Panel on the Demographic and Economic Impact of Immigration from 1995 to 1997, and chaired the National Science Foundation’s Committee of Visitors for the Economics Program in 1996.

Books

The following are the books published by Borjas.
* "Wage Policy in the Federal Bureaucracy" (American Enterprise Institute, 1980)
* "Friends or Strangers: The Impact of Immigrants on the U.S. Economy" (Basic Books, 1990)
* "Labor Economics" (McGraw-Hill, 1996; 2nd Edition, 2000, 3rd edition, 2005)
* "Heaven’s Door: Immigration Policy and the American Economy" (Princeton University Press, 1999)

References

External links

* [http://www.borjas.com/ Website of George J. Borjas]