Fifth IZA Annual Migration Meeting (AM²) and Second IZA Migration Topic Week

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)
09:15				Session I: Why People Move? Intentions and Networks
				Chair: Amelie F. Constant (Temple University)
09:30	-	10:30		Alexander M. Danzer (Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt 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 Bern)
10:30	-	11:30		Mariola Pytlikova (CERGE-EI and IZA*)), 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 (European Commission)
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 (University of Bristol and IZA)
12:45	-	14:15		Lunch
14:15				Session II: Immigrant Impact on Housing, Wages, and Human Capital Investment
				Chair: Martin Kahanec (Central European University)
14:15	-	15:15		Douglas J. Krupka (University of Michigan and IZA*)), Kwame Donaldson (Georgia State University)
				"Wages, Rents and Heterogeneous Moving Costs"
				Discussant: Thomas K. Bauer (RWI and IZA)
15:15	-	16:15		Chad Sparber (Colgate University and IZA*)), 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 Foundation for American Policy 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
09:00				Session III: Immigrant Performance
				Chair: Klaus F. Zimmermann (University of Bonn)
09:00	-	10:00		Thomas K. Bauer (RWI 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 (Dalhousie University and IZA)
11:00	-	12:00		Paul W. Miller (Curtin University and IZA*)), Barry R. Chiswick (University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA)
				"The “Negative” Assimilation of Immigrants: A Special Case"
				Discussant: Mutlu Yuksel (Dalhousie University and IZA)
12:00	-	13:15		Lunch (and photo shoot)
13:15				Session IV: Why People Go Back?
				Chair: Amelie F. Constant (Temple University)
13:15	-	14:15		Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and IZA*))
				"Wealth Constraints, Skill Prices or Networks: What Determines Emigrant Selection?"
				Discussant: Nikolaos Theodoropoulos (University of Cyprus)
14:15	-	15:15		Martin Junge (*)), 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 (Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and IZA)
15:15	-	15:30		Coffee / Tea Break
15:30				Session V: Risk Behavior and Proclivity
				Chair: Michael P. Shields (Central Michigan University and IZA)
15:30	-	16:30		Madeline Zavodny (University of North Florida and IZA*)), Pia M. Orrenius (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and IZA)
				"Do Immigrants Work in Riskier Jobs?"
				Discussant: Konstantinos Tatsiramos (University of Luxembourg and IZA)
16:30	-	17:30		Amelie F. Constant (Temple University*)), 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 (CREST and IZA)
18:30				Dinner at Restaurant "Schänzchen"
20:00				Honored Speaker: Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University) "My Immigration"

Wednesday, May 21:

09:00				Session VI: Networks and Occupations
				Chair: Klaus F. Zimmermann (University of Bonn)
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"
11:45	-	13:00		Lunch
13:00				Session VII: Migration and Remittances
				Chair: Martin Kahanec (Central European University)
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)
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 (Wesleyan University and IZA)
15:30	-	16:30		Guided Tour "Post Tower"

Thursday, May 22:

14:30	-	15:00		Coffee / Tea
15:00				Session VIII: Contemporary Immigration Issues Around the Globe
				Chair: Amelie F. Constant (Temple University)
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)
17:00	-	18:30		Guided Tour - Haus der Geschichte "Migration/Guest Workers"
19:00				Dinner at Restaurant "Bastei"

Friday, May 23:

08:30	-	09:00		Coffee / Tea
09:00				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 (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 (Central European University)
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
12:15	-	12:30		Respondent
12:30	-	12:45		Closing Remarks by Amelie F. Constant (Georgetown University, DIW DC, and IZA)
12:45	-	14:00		Farewell Lunch