Giovanni Peri

Giovanni Peri is the C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Professor in International Economics at the University of California, Davis, affiliated with the Department of Economics in the College of Letters and Science. He also serves as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and as Founding Director of the UC Davis Migration Research Cluster.

• Education: Ph.D. in Economics (UC Berkeley, 1998), Doctoral Degree in Economics (Bocconi University, 1997), Laurea in Economics and Social Sciences (Bocconi University, 1992)

Professor Peri specializes in Labor Economics, Urban and Regional Economics, and International Migration with over 20 years of expertise in analyzing migration impacts on labor markets, productivity, and economic integration. His work spans migration policy, labor market matching, and post-crisis economic adaptation.

Recent publications (2023-2025) explore political polarization and migration, refugee integration, low-skilled immigration effects, and automation-labor dynamics, reflecting a consistent focus on empirical migration economics and labor policy analysis.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Steven M. Sheffrin Award (2012)
  • International Prize in Economic Journalism 'Gozzo d'Agrento' (2011)
  • IZA Research Fellow nomination (2011)
  • Ifo Research Professor (2011)
  • Kiel Institute Fellow nomination (2011)

As an instructor in Intermediate Microeconomics and Labor Economics, he also supervises the Honors Thesis Program. His affiliations include NBER, Ifo Institute, and Kiel Institute, supporting cross-institutional migration research.