2nd European Workshop on the Macroeconomic Implications of Migration

Ponentes

26 Junio

• • 09:00h - 09:15h
  • Registration
• • 09:15h - 09:30h
  • Opening and welcome address

    Soledad Núñez (Deputy Governor, Banco de España)

• • 09:30h - 10:30h
  • Keynote lecture

    Joan Monràs (UPF, CREI, BSE)  (1 MB)

• • 10:30h - 11:00h
  • Coffee break
• • 11:00h - 13:00h
  • SESSION 1: FACTORS AFFECTING MIGRATION

    Chair: Giovanni Peri (UC Davis)

    The Global Value of Cities
    Aakash Bhalothia (UC San Diego), Gavin Engelstad (Macalester College), Gaurav Khanna  (2 MB) (UC San Diego) and Harrison Mitchell (UC San Diego).

    Discussant: Giovanni Peri  (659 KB) (UC Davis)

    The Effect of Foreign Aid on Migration
    Andreas Fuchs (University of Göttingen and IfW), Andre Groeger (UAB, BSE and CEPR), Tobias Heidland (IfW, Kiel University and IZA) and Lukas Wellner (Monash University and University of Göttingen).

    Discussant: Rodolfo Campos  (354 KB) (Banco de España)

    The Impact of the Trump Reelection on Mexican Immigration Pressures in Alternative Countries
    Michel Beine  (1 MB) (University of Luxembourg, IZA, and CES-ifo), Michel Bierlaire (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Evangelos Paschalidis (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Silvia Varotto (École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État, University Gustave Eiffel) and Andreas B. Vortisch (University of Luxembourg).

    Discussant: Jesús Fernández Huertas (Universidad Carlos III)

• • 13:00h - 14:30h
  • Lunch
• • 14:30h - 16:30h
  • SESSION 2: ASSIMILATION OF INMIGRANTS

    Chair: Hillel Rapoport (PSE)

    Networks, Sorting, and the Productivity Implications of Immigrant Assimilation
    Luke Rawling  (460 KB) (Queen's University).

    Discussant: Juan Francisco Jimeno  (284 KB) (Banco de España)

    Arriving LATE: Access to Citizenship and Economic Integration
    Christina Gathmann (LISER, University of Luxembourg and CEPR) and Julio Garbers  (1 MB) (LISER and University of Luxembourg).

    Discussant: Hillel Rapoport  (863 KB) (PSE)

    The effects of immigration on native employment— evidence from isolated and integrated ethnic enclaves in Germany
    Ilya Kukaev (HSE University) and Ahmed S. Rahman  (1 MB) (Lehigh University).

    Discussant: Raquel Carrasco (Universidad Complutense Madrid)

• • 16:30h - 17:00h
  • Coffee break
• • 17:00h - 18:20h
  • SESSION 3: IMPACT OF INMIGRATION

    Chair: Gaetano Basso (Banca d’Italia)

    The Aggregate Effects of Reducing Refugees’ Barriers to Work
    Sarah Winton (London School of Economics).

    Discussant: Gaetano Basso  (138 KB) (Banca d’Italia)

    Stay Longer, Fill the Vacancy: Evidence from South Korea’s New Visa System
    Jongkwan Lee (Yonsei University), Yujeong Lee  (3 MB) (Yonsei University) and Hee-Seung Yang (Yonsei University).

    Discussant: Brindusa Anghel  (189 KB) (Banco de España)

27 Junio

• • 09:30h - 10:30h
  • Keynote lecture

    Esteban Rossi-Hansberg  (7 MB) (University of Chicago)

• • 10:30h - 11:00h
  • Coffee break
• • 11:00h - 13:00h
  • SESSION 4: IMPACT OF INMIGRATION

    Chair: Aitor Lacuesta (Banco de España)

    Bad State: Discrimination against Immigrants in the Public Sector
    Catalina Hurtado (Universidad de Chile), Ignacio Torres-Ulloa (University of Southern California) and Raimundo Undurraga  (1 MB) (Universidad de Chile).

    Discussant: Aitor Lacuesta  (646 KB) (Banco de España)

    Migration Shocks as Labor Supply Constraints: The Inflationary Consequences of Restricted Workforce Flows
    José R. Bucheli  (4 MB) (University of Texas at El Paso).

    Discussant: Federico Tagliati  (522 KB) (Banco de España)

    Entrepreneurship and the Efficiency Effects of Migration
    Gustavo González  (189 KB) (Central Bank of Chile).

    Discussant: Jan Stuhler  (176 KB) (Universidad Carlos III)

• • 13:00h - 15:00h
  • Lunch and farewell