Faculty & Staff
Phillip Granberry, PhD
- Lecturer II in Economics, College of Liberal Arts Research Associate, Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy
- Telephone: 617.287.6950
- Email: phillip.granberry@umb.edu
Areas of Expertise
Social Capital, International Migration, Urban Economics
Degrees
PhD in Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston
Professional Publications & Contributions
- Granberry, Phillip and E. A. Marcelli. “Social Capital and Wages among Foreign-born Mexican Men and Women in Los Angeles County” International Migration: 49(5) (Forthcoming).
Additional Information
Phillip Granberry is a social demographer who specializes in unauthorized migration to the United States. He teaches Introduction to Microeconomics and Macroeconomics; Economics of the Metropolitan Area; The Political Economy of International Migration; and Labor Market Economics. His research addresses the demographic trends of Latinos in New England and the formation and use of social capital among migrant populations in the Untied States. His forthcoming article in International Migration examines the utility of social capital as a mechanism for increasing the wages of Mexican migrants. His current research continues to focus on the formation of social capital among Brazilian and Dominican migrants in the metropolitan Boston area, as well as the tax compliance of migrants in the United States. In addition to teaching in the Economics Department, he is a research associate for the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy.
