Daniel Di Martino

Speaker & Economist from Venezuela living in America

Speaker

Daniel speaks at events all over the United States connecting his personal story growing up in Venezuela with our reality, discussing topics like:

How Socialism destroyed his home of Venezuela
The importance of free enterprise for our prosperity
How high skilled immigration is key for U.S. supremacy
Why gratitude is the antidote to Western political troubles
Foreign policy and why freedom is worth defending

Economist

His research focuses on few issues as part of his doctoral studies in economics and publications for the Manhattan Institute and other institutions:

High skilled immigration
Immigrant self-selection and induced selection
Occupational choice and upgrading among immigrants
The impact of immigrant legalization policies
The role of national origin in the economic consequences of immigration

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About Daniel

Daniel is a speaker and economist dedicated to explaining how socialism destroyed his homeland of Venezuela and the lessons we can learn from it in America and around the world. Daniel graduated with a BA in Quantitative Economics from Indiana University in Indianapolis and he is now a PhD candidate in Economics at Columbia University. He is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute focused on immigration research, and a speaker and board of advisors member at Young America’s Foundation. To teach young Americans about the importance of preserving their liberties, Daniel founded the Dissident Project, connecting high schools with immigrants who fled tyrannies around the world. Daniel has appeared dozens of times on national TV, and he speaks regularly at college campuses and events all over the country. He has been awarded prized for his advocacy and research by the The Fund for American Studies, the Young Republicans National Federation, the Institute for Humane Studies, and the Jobs Creators Network.