ACROSS

A Doctoral Training Unit dedicated to the
Analysis of CROSS-border labor mobility issues

Shaping the future of cross-border mobility

ACROSS is a doctoral training unit (DTU) funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) and coordinated by LISER’s Research Programme on Crossing Borders. 

It brings together fifteen promoters and co-promoters in economics and geography from LISER, the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Luxembourg, and the Research Division of STATEC. ACROSS aims to create a collaborative environment that supports the training of twelve students through systematic PhD supervision.

By establishing this collaborative network, ACROSS seeks to address the complex challenges of cross-border mobility and contribute to informed policymaking in Luxembourg and beyond.

Trained PHD Students
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Wordlwide Experts Invited
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Policy Briefs Produced
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Mathias Thoenig

HEC Université de Lausanne

18 SEPTEMBER 2025

"Migration and Conflicts"

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Albrecht Glitz

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

16 OCTOBER 2025
"The Assimilation of Immigrants in their Host Countries"
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Gianmarco Ottaviano

Bocconi University

13 NOVEMBER 2025
“The Economic Effects of Immigration”
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Cristina Cattaneo

European Institute on Economics and the Environment

19 MARCH 2026

“Climate Change and International Immigration”

Registration not yet open

Catalina Amuedo Dorantes

University of California Merced

02 APRIL 2026
“Immigration Policy and the Immigrant Experience”
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Samuel Bazzi

University of California San Diego

4 JUNE 2026
“The Cultural Influence of Migrants”
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ACROSS is a project supported by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) (14302992). 
We thank the FNR for its invaluable support for this initiative.