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08:45 |
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Coffee/Tea |
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09:00 |
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Welcoming Address by Barry R. Chiswick and Klaus F. Zimmermann |
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Session I: Immigrant Earnings and Payoffs |
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Chair:
Klaus F. Zimmermann (University of Bonn)
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10:00 |
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Paul W. Miller (Curtin University and IZA*)), Barry R. Chiswick (University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA) |
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"Why is the Payoff to Schooling Lower for the Foreign Born?"
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Discussant:
Madeline Zavodny (University of North Florida and IZA)
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11:00 |
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José Varejão (University of Porto and IZA*)), Anabela Carneiro (University of Porto), Natercia Fortuna (University of Porto) |
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"Immigrants' Earnings and Workplace Characteristics"
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Discussant:
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes (University of California, Merced and IZA)
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| 11:00 |
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11:15 |
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Coffee/Tea Break |
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| 11:15 |
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12:15 |
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The Julian Simon Lecture
by Timothy J. Hatton (Australian National University, University of Essex and IZA)
"Should We Have a WTO for International Migration?" |
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| 12:15 |
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13:30 |
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Lunch |
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| 13:30 |
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Session II: Saving and Remitting |
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Chair:
Barry R. Chiswick (George Washington University and IZA)
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| 13:30 |
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14:30 |
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Thomas K. Bauer (RWI and IZA*)), Mathias Sinning (RWI Essen) |
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"The Savings Behavior of Temporary and Permanent Migrants in Germany"
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Discussant:
Don J. DeVoretz (Simon Fraser University and IZA)
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| 14:30 |
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15:30 |
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Randall K. Filer (Hunter College/CUNY and IZA*)), Nevila Konica (Global Insight, London) |
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"Albanian Emigration: Causes and Consequences"
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Discussant:
Mark Regets (National Foundation for American Policy and IZA)
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| 15:30 |
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15:45 |
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Coffee/Tea Break |
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| 15:45 |
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Session III: Immigrant Health and the Neighborhood |
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Chair:
Don J. DeVoretz (Simon Fraser University and IZA)
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| 15:45 |
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16:45 |
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Albert Saiz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology and IZA*)), Susan Wachter (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania) |
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"Immigration and the Neighborhood"
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Discussant:
Magnus Lofstrom (Public Policy Institute of California and IZA)
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17:45 |
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Ilana Redstone Akresh (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign*)) |
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"Dietary Assimilation and Immigrant Health"
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Discussant:
Delia Furtado (University of Connecticut and IZA)
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Dinner |
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