I’m an independent researcher working on various projects in cause prioritization and global conflict research.
Previously I’ve been a Research Fellow at the Forethought Foundation, where I worked on What We Owe The Future with Will MacAskill; an Applied Researcher at Founders Pledge; and a Program Analyst for UNDP.
Interesting, thanks for checking that!
What I had in mind were the data from this Pritchett paper. He sets out a range of estimates depending on what exactly you measure. For example he shows that the US wage for construction work is 10x the median of the poorest 30 countries (p. 5). The income gains for a low skill worker moving to the US vary depending on where they’re coming from, but range from 2.4x (Thailand) to 16x (Nigeria) (p. 4).
That’s pretty different than the paper you cite. I’m not sure what accounts for that right now. Hopefully we see more work in this area!