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The UK is about to leave the EU. The US and Hungary plan to dramatically scale up border walls. This recent wave of protectionist policy change is driven in part by voters’ concerns about...
Hannah Postel is a research associate at the Center for Global Development. She has a breadth of experience on migration issues, producing the first quantitative study of Chinese migration to Zambia on a Fulbright research grant, leading a community outreach program for migrant dairy workers in Vermont, and working in the visa section of the US Consulate Chengdu, China. Before joining CGD, she managed a portfolio of USAID economic growth projects with Carana Corporation and oversaw a randomized control trial on girls' empowerment with Innovations for Poverty Action - Zambia. Postel holds a BA in international political economy from Middlebury College, and is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Mandarin Chinese.