February 29, 2024
Aleksandr Gevorkyan on the Lebanese Diaspora
What determines how much diaspora members stay financially engaged with their native country?
Aleksandr Gevorkyan is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Finance of the Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University in New York City. He sat down for an interview at the 2024 AEA poster session to talk about surveying the Lebanese Diaspora. His work suggests that income, and not cultural factors, is the most important characteristic determining an expatriate's financial engagement with their native country.