Immigrants and the U.S. Economy
Organized by Aimee Chin and Kalena Cortes
March 7, 2025
Zoom
Format: Authors will be given the full time for their sessions, participants may interrupt during presentation with questions/comments.
Friday, March 7
11:00 am

Welcoming Remarks
11:05 am

Complaint-Driven Regulation and Working Conditions: Evidence from Immigration Enforcement

Amanda Grittner, Thumbtack
Matthew S. Johnson, Duke University and NBER
11:35 am

Community Engagement and Public Safety: Evidence from Crime Enforcement Targeting Immigrants

Elisa Jácome, Northwestern University and NBER
Felipe M. Gonçalves, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Emily K. Weisburst, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
12:05 pm

Immigration Enforcement and Child Maltreatment

Katherine Rittenhouse, University of Texas at Austin
Karla Cordova, Pomona College
Mary F. Evans, University of Texas at Austin
Antonia Vazquez, University of Texas at Austin
12:35 pm

The Fiscal Effect of Immigration: Influential Estimates Are Severely Biased

Michael A. Clemens, George Mason University
1:15 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Driving Towards Integration: Early Childhood Education Implications of Extending Driving Privileges to Undocumented Immigrants

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, University of California, Merced
Monica Deza, Syracuse University and NBER
Genti Kostandini, University of Georgia
Tianyuan Luo, Xi'an Jiaotong University
2:40 pm

Beyond Borders: The Impact of Source Country Institutions on U.S. Immigrant Integration

Wifag Adnan, New York University
Cevat Giray Aksoy, EBRD and King’s College London
3:20 pm

Immigrant Integration in Massachusetts

Elizabeth Setren, Tufts University and NBER
Kirsten Mumma, Columbia University
4:00 pm
Adjourn