IZA - Conference Program |
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Fifth IZA Annual Migration Meeting (AM˛) and Second IZA Migration Topic Week
| Organizers: | Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC, George Washington University and IZA), Barry R. Chiswick (University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA) |
| Place: | IZA, Bonn |
| Date: | May 19, 2008 - May 23, 2008 |
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Program
Sunday, May 18
| 19:00 | Welcome Dinner at Restaurant "Zur Lese" |
Monday, May 19:
| 08:45 | - | 09:15 | Registration / Coffee / Tea | ||
| 09:15 | - | 09:30 | Welcoming Comments by: Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC, Georgetown University and IZA) |
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| Session I: Why People Move? Intentions and Networks | |||||
| Chair: Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC, George Washington University and IZA) | |||||
| 09:30 | - | 10:30 | Alexander M. Danzer (Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA), Barbara Dietz (Institute for Eastern European Studies Regensburg and IZA) | ||
| "Economic Migration, Networks and Human Capital Transferability from the New European Borderlands. A Comparison of Five Eastern European Countries" | |||||
| Discussant: Sule Akkoyunlu (University of Zurich) | |||||
| 10:30 | - | 11:30 | Mariola Pytlikova (Aarhus School of Business), Peder J. Pedersen (University of Aarhus and IZA) | ||
| "EU Enlargement: Migration Flows from Central and Eastern Europe into the Nordic Countries - Exploiting a Natural Experiment" | |||||
| Discussant: Johannes Ziemendorff (DIW Berlin) | |||||
| 11:30 | - | 11:45 | Coffee / Tea Break | ||
| 11:45 | - | 12:45 | Johanna Avato (World Bank) | ||
| "Migration Pressures into the European Union: Evidence from Albania, Egypt, Moldova and Tunisia" | |||||
| Discussant: Zahra Siddique (IZA) | |||||
| 12:45 | - | 14:15 | Lunch | ||
| Session II: Immigrant Impact on Housing, Wages, and Human Capital Investment | |||||
| Chair: Martin Kahanec (IZA) | |||||
| 14:15 | - | 15:15 | Douglas J. Krupka (IZA), Kwame Donaldson (Georgia State University) | ||
| "Wages, Rents and Heterogeneous Moving Costs" | |||||
| Discussant: Thomas Bauer (RWI Essen and IZA) | |||||
| 15:15 | - | 16:15 | Chad Sparber (Colgate University), Giovanni Peri (University of California, Davis) | ||
| "Task Specialization, Comparative Advantages, and the Effects of Immigration on Wages" | |||||
| Discussant: Ira N. Gang (Rutgers University and IZA) | |||||
| 16:15 | - | 16:30 | Coffee / Tea Break | ||
| 16:30 | - | 17:30 | Mark Regets (National Science Foundation and IZA) | ||
| "Effects of Highly-Skilled Migrants on Native Human Capital Investment" | |||||
| Discussant: Mehmet S. Tosun (University of Nevada, Reno and IZA) | |||||
| 19:00 | Dinner at Restaurant "Ocean Paradise/China Boat" | ||||
Tuesday, May 20:
| 08:30 | - | 09:00 | Coffee/ Tea | ||
| Session III: Immigrant Performance | |||||
| Chair: Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University) | |||||
| 09:00 | - | 10:00 | Thomas Bauer (RWI Essen and IZA), Leilanie Basilio (Ruhr Graduate School in Economics), Mathias Sinning (RWI Essen and IZA) | ||
| "Analyzing the Labor Market Activity of Immigrant Families in Germany" | |||||
| Discussant: Mehmet S. Tosun (University of Nevada, Reno and IZA) | |||||
| 10:00 | - | 11:00 | Romain Aeberhardt (CREST-INSEE), Denis Fougere (CREST-INSEE and IZA), Julien Pouget (CREST-INSEE and IZA), Roland Rathelot (CREST-INSEE) | ||
| "Wages and Employment of French Workers with African Origin" | |||||
| Discussant: Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel (University of Houston and IZA) | |||||
| 11:00 | - | 12:00 | Paul W. Miller (University of Western Australia and IZA), Barry R. Chiswick (University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA) | ||
| "The “Negative” Assimilation of Immigrants: A Special Case" | |||||
| Discussant: Mutlu Yuksel (IZA) | |||||
| 12:00 | - | 13:15 | Lunch (and photo shoot) | ||
| Session IV: Why People Go Back? | |||||
| Chair: Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC, George Washington University and IZA) | |||||
| 13:15 | - | 14:15 | Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga (IAE Barcelona (CSIC) and IZA) | ||
| "Wealth Constraints, Skill Prices or Networks: What Determines Emigrant Selection?" | |||||
| Discussant: Nikolaos Theodoropoulos (University of Cyprus) | |||||
| 14:15 | - | 15:15 | Martin Junge (CEBR, Copenhagen), Svend T. Jespersen (CEBR), Martin D. Munk (SFI), Panu Poutvaara (University of Helsinki and IZA) | ||
| "Returning Home to Go to School? Emigration and Return Migration of Families With Children" | |||||
| Discussant: Alexander M. Danzer (Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA) | |||||
| 15:15 | - | 15:30 | Coffee / Tea Break | ||
| Session V: Risk Behavior and Proclivity | |||||
| Chair: Michael P. Shields (Central Michigan University and IZA) | |||||
| 15:30 | - | 16:30 | Madeline Zavodny (Agnes Scott College and IZA), Pia M. Orrenius (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and IZA) | ||
| "Do Immigrants Work in Riskier Jobs?" | |||||
| Discussant: Konstantinos Tatsiramos (IZA) | |||||
| 16:30 | - | 17:30 | Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC, George Washington University and IZA), Holger Bonin (DIW Berlin and IZA), Konstantinos Tatsiramos (IZA), Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University) | ||
| "Ethnic Persistence, Assimilation and Risk Proclivity" | |||||
| Discussant: Arne Uhlendorff (IZA) | |||||
| 18:30 | Dinner at Restaurant "Schänzchen" | ||||
| 20:00 | Honored Speaker: Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University) "My Immigration" |
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Wednesday, May 21:
| Session VI: Networks and Occupations | |||||
| Chair: Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University) | |||||
| 09:30 | - | 10:30 | Francis Vella (Georgetown University and IZA), Krishna Patel (Georgetown University) | ||
| "Immigrant Networks and Their Implications for Occupational Choice and Wages" | |||||
| Discussant: Michael P. Shields (Central Michigan University and IZA) | |||||
| 10:30 | - | 10:45 | Coffee / Tea Break | ||
| 10:45 | - | 11:45 | Meryam Schouler-Ocak (Charité University Hospital Berlin) "The Mental Health of Immigrants" |
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| 11:45 | - | 13:00 | Lunch | ||
| Session VII: Migration and Remittances | |||||
| Chair: Martin Kahanec (IZA) | |||||
| 13:00 | - | 14:00 | Patrick R. Wetherille (Georgetown University) and Amelie Constant (DIW DC, Georgetown University and IZA) "Immigrant Remitters in the US: Sex and Ethnicity Differences" Discussant: Madeline Zavodny (Agnes Scott College and IZA) |
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| 14:00 | - | 15:00 | Ira N. Gang (Rutgers University and IZA), Ralitza Dimova (Brunel University and IZA), Gil S. Epstein (Bar Ilan University and IZA) | ||
| "Migration, Remittances, and Child Labor" | |||||
| Discussant: Melanie Khamis (IZA) | |||||
| 15:30 | - | 16:30 | Guided Tour "Post Tower" | ||
Thursday, May 22:
| 14:30 | - | 15:00 | Coffee / Tea | ||
| Session VIII: Contemporary Immigration Issues Around the Globe | |||||
| Chair: Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC, George Washington University and IZA) | |||||
| 15:00 | - | 16:30 | Panelists representing Germany, Spain, Denmark, the US, and Australia: Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University) Sara de la Rica (University of Basque Country and IZA) Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen (Rockwool Foundation Research Unit and Aarhus School of Business) Barry R. Chiswick (University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Paul W. Miller (University of Western Australia and IZA) |
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| 17:00 | - | 18:30 | Guided Tour - Haus der Geschichte "Migration/Guest Workers" |
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| 19:00 | Dinner at Restaurant "Bastei" | ||||
Friday, May 23:
| 08:30 | - | 09:00 | Coffee / Tea | ||
| Session IX: The Power of Language | |||||
| Chair: Michael P. Shields (Central Michigan University and IZA) | |||||
| 09:00 | - | 10:00 | Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen (Rockwool Foundation Research Unit and IZA) | ||
| "The Effect of Immigrants' Language Proficiency on Employment" | |||||
| Discussant: Olga Nottmeyer (DIW Berlin and IZA) | |||||
| 10:00 | - | 11:00 | Hartmut Esser (University of Mannheim and IZA) | ||
| "Language Acquisition and Age at Immigration: The Difficult Conditions for Bilingualism" | |||||
| Discussant: Martin Kahanec (IZA) | |||||
| 11:00 | - | 11:15 | Coffee / Tea Break | ||
| 11:15 | - | 12:15 | The Julian Simon Lecture by Sara de la Rica (University of the Basque Country and IZA) Immigration in Spain: Facts, Economic Outcomes and Lessons |
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| 12:15 | - | 12:30 | Respondent | ||
| 12:30 | - | 12:45 | Closing Remarks by Amelie F. Constant (Georgetown University, DIW DC, and IZA) |
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| 12:45 | - | 14:00 | Farewell Lunch | ||
List of Participants
Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel (University of Houston and IZA)
Sule Akkoyunlu (University of Zurich)
Johanna Avato (World Bank)
Thomas Bauer (RWI Essen)
Barry R. Chiswick (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Carmel U. Chiswick (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC and Georgetown University)
Alexander M. Danzer (DIW Berlin)
Hartmut Esser (University of Mannheim)
Jesus Fernandez-Huertas Moraga (IAE-CSIC)
Ira N. Gang (Rutgers University)
Martin Junge (CEBR)
Martin Kahanec (IZA)
Melanie Khamis (IZA)
Douglas J. Krupka (IZA)
Paul W. Miller (University of Western Australia)
Olga Nottmeyer (DIW Berlin)
Mariola Pytlikova (Aarhus University)
Mark Regets (National Sciene Foundation)
Sara de la Rica (University of the Basque Country)
Meryam Schouler-Ocak (Charité University Hospital Berlin)
Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen (Rockwool Foundation Research Unit)
Michael P. Shields (Central Michigan University)
Zahra Siddique (Northwestern University)
Chad Sparber (Colgate University)
Konstantinos Tatsiramos (IZA)
Nikolaos Theodoropoulos (University of Cyprus)
Mehmet Tosun (University of Nevada, Reno)
Arne Uhlendorff (IZA)
Francis Vella (Georgetown University)
Patrick Wetherille (Georgetown University)
Mutlu Yuksel (IZA)
Madeline Zavodny (Agnes Scott College)
Johannes Ziemendorff (DIW Berlin)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and DIW Berlin)
For Your Information:
Recent Papers in the Journal of Population Economics
| Alicia Adsera, Barry R. Chiswick | Are there gender and country of origin differences in immigrant labor market outcomes across European destinations? | J Popul Econ (2007) 20:495–526 |
| Sylke Viola Schnepf | Immigrants’ educational disadvantage: an examination across ten countries and three surveys | J Popul Econ (2007) 20:527–545 |
| Gil S. Epstein, Shmuel Nitzan | The struggle over migration policy | J Popul Econ (2006) 19:703–723 |
| Steve Bradley, Mirko Draca, Colin Green, Gareth Leeves | The magnitude of educational disadvantage of indigenous minority groups in Australia | J Popul Econ (2007) 20:547–569 |
| Sylvia Dixon, David C. Maré | Understanding changes in Māori incomes and income inequality 1997–2003 | J Popul Econ (2007) 20:571–598 |
| Angel Solano García | Does illegal immigration empower rightist parties? | J Popul Econ (2006) 19:649–670 |
| Howard Bodenhorn, Christopher S. Ruebeck | Colourism and African–american wealth: evidence from the nineteenth-century south | J Popul Econ (2007) 20:599–620 |
| Shelly Lundberg, Richard Startz | Information and racial exclusion | J Popul Econ (2007) 20:621–642 |
| Melissa A. Clark . David A. Jaeger | Natives, the foreign-born and high school equivalents: new evidence on the returns to the GED | J Popul Econ (2006) 19:769–793 |
| Harminder Battu, McDonald Mwale, Yves Zenou | Oppositional identities and the labor market | J Popul Econ (2007) 20:643–667 |
Please also consider the Journal of Population Economics for publication of your research work!
See www.popecon.org for more information.