Faculty Fellow Eva Dziadula recently coauthored the article The Gendered Impact of In-State Tuition Policies on Undocumented Immigrants’ College Enrollment, Graduation, and Employment alongside students including Kellogg International Scholar William Hurley.
The article highlights policies that offer in-state tuition to undocumented immigrant youth and examines the ways in which policies offering access to higher education give opportunities to elevate social mobility and amplify economic contributions. Since 2001, more than half of US states have opened in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants. The team worked to assess these policies and analyze the impact of in-state tuition of enrollment, graduation rates, and self-employment.
Their research found in-state tuition policies are insufficient and there is a need for a more nuanced policy approach, which is particularly due to previously overlooked gender disparities in the intended beneficiaries.
Dziadula is a professor of economics with a study focus on migration choices and immigrant assimilation. Her research encompasses labor economics, health economics, and development economics, as well as economic demography.
Hurley graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2024, with majors in economics and global affairs. He has a particular interest in security studies and political economy, as well as his work with Prof. Dziadula focused on immigration.