Laurent Bossavie

Senior Economist at The World Bank

Laurent Bossavie is a Senior economist in the Social Protection and Jobs Department of the World Bank. His main research areas are applied microeconomics, labor economics, and the economics of migration. His work studies the effects of labor and migration policies on workers in both high-income and developing countries. His research on these topics has been published in top field peer-reviewed journals and as World Bank books and reports. He holds a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy.

Latest contributions 

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VoxEU Column

From migrant worker to owner: When temporary migration is used to start one’s own business

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  • Migration
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  • Productivity and Innovation
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VoxEU Column

Immigration and natives’ exposure to COVID-related risks in the EU

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  • COVID-19
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  • Labour Markets
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  • Migration
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The effect of international scrutiny on manufacturing workers: Evidence from the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh

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  • Development
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  • Labour Markets