January 8, 2026
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Watch: Leah Boustan Delivers the AEA Distinguished Lecture
In a lecture on at the AEA meetings on January 3, 2026, EGC affiliate Leah Boustan discussed trends in immigrant assimilation in the US and Europe.
Leah Boustan delivered the annual AEA Distinguished Lecture, "Where are the Streets of Gold? Immigrant assimilation in the US and Europe," at the American Economics Association conference in Philadelphia on January 3, 2026. During the lecture, she presented new findings on how recent immigrant assimilation patterns across Europe show some similarities, but also some critical differences compared to the US.