Immigrants and the U.S. Economy

Aimee Chin and Kalena Cortes, Organizers

March 11-12, 2021

Conference Code of Conduct

FORMAT: 45 minutes is planned for each paper, to be allocated as follows: 25 minutes for author, 10 minutes for discussant, and remaining time for questions/comments by participants.
Thursday, March 11
10:00 am
Welcoming Remarks
10:10 am
Keynote Speaker: Leah Platt Boustan, Princeton University and NBER
10:45 am
Elizabeth U. Cascio, Dartmouth College and NBER
Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College and NBER

Opening the Door: Migration and Self-Selection in a Restrictive Legal Immigration Regime
Discussant: Cynthia Bansak, St. Lawrence University
11:30 am
Chloe N. East, University of Colorado Denver and NBER
Annie Laurie Hines, Cornerstone Research
Philip A. Luck, University of Colorado Denver
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver
Andrea P. Velásquez, University of Colorado Denver

The Labor Market Effects of Immigration Enforcement
Discussant: Hugh Cassidy, Kansas State University
12:15 pm
Break
1:00 pm
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, University of California, Merced
Esther Arenas Arroyo, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Bernhard Schmidpeter, Vienne University of Economics and Business

Immigration Policy and Firms’ Labor Demand
Discussant: Chad Sparber, Colgate University
1:45 pm
Parag Mahajan, University of Delaware

Immigration and Local Business Dynamics: Evidence from U.S. Firms
Discussant: Sebastian Ottinger, CERGE-EI
2:30 pm
Adjourn
Friday, March 12
10:00 am
Welcoming Remarks
10:05 am
Keynote Speaker: Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Research Center

Slides
10:45 am
Joaquin A. Rubalcaba, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
José R. Bucheli, University of Texas at El Paso
Camila N. Morales, University of Texas at Dallas

Immigration Enforcement and Labor Supply: Hispanic Youth in Mixed-Status Families
Discussant: Monica Garcia-Perez, Fayetteville State University
11:30 am
David N. Figlio, University of Rochester and NBER
Paola Giuliano, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Riccardo Marchingiglio, Northwestern University
Paola Sapienza, Stanford University and NBER
Umut Özek, RAND Corporation

Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of U.S. Born Students
Discussant: Cynthia van der Werf, Inter-American Development Bank
12:15 pm
Break/ Meet on Wonder platform for social interactions
1:00 pm
Blake H. Heller, University of Houston
Kirsten E. Slungaard Mumma

Immigrant Integration in the United States: The Role of Adult English Language Training
Discussant: Dylan Connor, Arizona State University
1:45 pm
Toman Barsbai, University of Bristol
Victoria Licuanan, Asian Institute of Management
Andreas Steinmayr, University of Innsbruck
Erwin Tiongson, Georgetown University
Dean Yang, University of Michigan and NBER

Information and the Acquisition of Social Network Connections
Discussant: Maria E. Caballero, American University
2:30 pm
Closing Remarks
2:35 pm
Adjourn
FORMAT: 45 minutes is planned for each paper, to be allocated as follows: 25 minutes for author, 10 minutes for discussant, and remaining time for questions/comments by participants.