Immigrants and the U.S. Economy
Organized by Aimee Chin and Kalena Cortes
March 8, 2024
Zoom
Format: 40 minutes per paper, participants may interrupt during presentation with questions/comments.

Friday, March 8

11:00 am

Welcoming Remarks

11:05 am

The Intergenerational Effects of Permanent Legal Status

Elizabeth U. Cascio, Dartmouth College and NBER
Paul Cornell, Dartmouth College
Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College and NBER

11:45 am

Does the ‘Melting Pot’ Still Melt? Internet and Immigrants' Integration

Alexander Yarkin, Brown University

12:25 pm

Homeward Bound: How Migrants Seek Out Familiar Climates

Marguerite Obolensky, Northwestern University
Marco Tabellini, Harvard University and NBER
Charles Taylor, Harvard University and NBER

1:05 pm

Break

1:45 pm

Partial Legalization and Parallel Markets: The Effect of Lawful Crossing on Unlawful Crossing of the US Southwest Border

Michael A. Clemens, George Mason University

2:25 pm

Immigration and Education: Early Insights from the Buslift to NYC (slides)

Kevin Y. Shih, University of California, Riverside
Selen Ozdogan

3:05 pm

Assessing the Role of Safe-Zone Policies in Promoting Academic Achievement: Evidence from California

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, University of California, Merced
Jose R. Bucheli, University of Texas at El Paso

3:45 pm

Adjourn