Pia Orrenius
Contact Information
Work Experience
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Associate Editor, IZA Journal of Migration (2012 - Present)
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Editorial Board, International Migration Review (2012 - Present)
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Adjunct Instructor, Baylor University (August 1, 2011 - Present)
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Senior Economist, President's Council of Economic Advisers (2004 - 2005)
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Assistant Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (1999 - Present)
Publications
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
"An Economic Perspective on Mexico-U.S. Immigration Policy vis-a-vis Mexico,"
, Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2016 (coauthors: Harriett Romo, Olivia Lopez, Jason Saving).
Applied or Integration/Application Scholarship
"Government Policy under Price Uncertainty: A Source of Volatility in Illegal Immigration,"
Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue Canadienne D'Economique, (August 2015).
"Does Immigration Affect whether U.S. Natives Major in STEM,"
Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 33, No. S1, (July 2015).
"The Impact of Temporary Protected Status of Immigrants' Labor Market Outcomes," Vol. 105, No. 5, (May 2015), pp. 576-580.
"The Impact of E-Verify Mandates on Labor Market Outcomes,"
Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 81, No. 4, (April 2015), pp. 947-959.
Ten-Gallon Economy: Sizing up Texas' Economic Growth: PalgraveMacMillan, 2015.
"The Impact of Temporary Protected Status of Immigrants' Labor Market Outcomes," (November 2014).
"50 years of immigration research,"
International Migration Review, (Fall 2014).
Controlling Immigration: A Global Perspective: Stanford University Press, 2014.
"The Economics of U.S. Immigration Reform,"
Capitalism and Society, Vol. 9, No. 2, (2014).
"How do Tougher Immigration Measures Impact Unauthorized Immigrants: Comment,"
Demography, Vol. 50, No. 3, (June 2013), pp. 1101-1103.
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
"Overhauling the Temporary Work Visa System," (2013).
"Immigrants in the US Labor Market," (2013).
"Credible Immigration Policy Reform: A Response to Briggs,"
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, (Fall 2012) (coauthors: Madeline Zavodny).
"The Economics of US Immigration Policy,"
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, (Fall 2012) (coauthors: Madeline Zavodny).
"Chinese Immigrants in the US Labor Market: Effects of Post-Tiananmen Immigration Policy,"
International Migration Review, (Summer 2012).
"Economic Effects of Migration: Receiving States,"
: Oxford University Press, 2012 (coauthors: Marc R. Rosenblum, Daniel J. Tichenor, Madeline Zavodny).
"The Process of Unauthorized Crossing at the US-Mexico Border,"
: National Research Council, 2012 (coauthors: Fernando Riosmena).
Applied or Integration/Application Scholarship
"Chinese Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: Effects of Post-Tiananmen Immigration Policy,"
International Migration Review, Vol. 46, No. 2, (2012), pp. 456-482.
"Credible Immigration Policy Reform: A Response to Briggs,"
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 31, No. 4, (2012), pp. 963-966.
"The Economic Consequences of Amnesty for Unauthorized Immigrants,"
Cato Journal, Vol. 32, No. 1, (2012), pp. 85-106.
"The Economics of U.S. Immigration Policy,"
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 31, No. 4, (2012), pp. 948-956.
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
"The Economic Consequences of Amnesty for Unauthorized Immigrants,"
Cato Journal, (Winter 2012).
"Do Remittances Boost Economic Development? Evidence from Mexican States,"
Law & Business Review of the Americas, (Fall 2010) (coauthors: Madeline Zavodny, Jesus Canas, Roberto Coronado).
"Mexican Immigrant Employment Outcomes over the Business Cycle,"
American Economic Association. Papers and Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, (May 2010) (coauthors: Madeline Zavodny).
"Do Immigrants Work in Riskier Jobs?,"
Demography, (August 2009) (coauthors: Madeline Zavodny).
"Immigrants in the US Economy: A Host-Country Perspective,"
Journal of Business Strategies, (Spring 2009) (coauthors: Michael Nicholson).
"The Effects of Tougher Enforcement on the Job Prospects of Recent Latin American Immigrants,"
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, (Spring 2009) (coauthors: Madeline Zavodny).
"The Effect of Minimum Wages on Immigrants' Employment and Earnings,"
Industrial & Labor Relations Review, (July 2008) (coauthors: Madeline Zavodny).
Presentations and Proceedings