The CEPII, LISER and the OECD as well as their partners from the International Migration Economics Chair at Paris School of Economics, the Fondazione Rodolfo De Benedetti, University of Lille (LEM) and University of Luxembourg are jointly organizing the 13th Annual Conference on "Immigration in OECD Countries" on December 11-12, 2023. The conference will examine the economic aspects of international migration in OECD countries by mapping the migratory flows and analyzing their socio-economic determinants and consequences. Topics of interest include, among others, the determinants of immigration to the OECD, migrants' self-selection, the political economy of immigration, its labor market and public finance effects, as well as migrants and refugees social, political and economic integration.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Georges Borjas (Harvard Kennedy School),
Sandra Sequeira (London School of Economics),
Romain Wacziarg (UCLA Anderson School of Management).
| Programme Day 1 |
| 8:45 - 9:15 |
Welcoming coffee |
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9:15 - 9:30
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WELCOME ADDRESS - Auditorium
Antoine Bouët (CEPII Director),
Frédéric Docquier (Research Program Leader at LISER),
Christophe Dumont (Head of the International Migration Division, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD) |
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9:30 - 10:30
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KEYNOTE SESSION 1 - Auditorium
George Borjas (Harvard Kennedy School)
“Undocumented Immigration in the U.S.: Economic Characteristics and Identification of Policy Impacts”
Chair : Jean-Christophe Dumont |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 - Parallel Sessions 1 |
| 1A - Labor Market |
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1B - Attitudes towards Immigrants and Refugees |
| Room CC 2 |
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Room CC 13 |
| Chair: Thomas Liebig |
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Chair: Jérôme Valette |
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| 1- Fatma Selcen Palut, Dinand Webbink, Sacha Kapoor |
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1- Sara Tonini, Elie Murard, Simone Quercia, Elena Manzoni |
| “The unfavorable returns to international migration: Evidence from several generations of Turkish” migration to Europe” |
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“Sensational news, information, and attitudes towards immigration” |
| Discussant: Liam Wren Lewis |
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Discussant: Francesco Campo |
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2- Liam Wren Lewis, Max Steinhardt,
Luca Paolo Merlino, Philip Rosenbaum |
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2- Francesco Campo, Mariapia Mendola, Giulia Tura, Sara Giunti |
| “The impact of childhood inter-ethnic contact on hiring decisions” |
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“Political Backlash to Refugee Settlement : Cultural and Economic Drivers” |
| Discussant: Andrew Mountford |
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Discussant: Giacomo Battiston |
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| 3- Andrew Mountford |
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3- Giacomo Battiston, Steven Stillman, Eugenio Levi, Federico Boffa |
| “Immigration, Demand, Supply and Sectoral Heterogeneity in the UK Labor Market: A Time Series Approach” |
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“Strategic Use of Social Media by Political Parties: Evidence from Italy” |
| Discussant: Fatma Selcent Palut |
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Discussant: Sara Tonini |
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| 12:30-14:00 Lunch Break (by invitation Only) |
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| 14:00 - 15:30 - Parallel Sessions 2 |
| 2A - Immigration Policies |
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2B – Return Intentions |
| Room CC 2 |
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Room CC 13 |
| Chair: Michel Beine |
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Chair: Antoine Bouët |
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| 1- Anna Maria Mayda,Rama Mariani, Furio Rosati, Antonio Sparacino |
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1- Romuald Meango, Francois Poinas |
| “Do immigrants hurt local public finances? Evidence from Italy” |
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“The Option-Value of Overstaying” |
| Discussant:Franziska Riepl |
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Discussant: Yvonne Giesing |
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| 2- Anthony Edo, George Borjas |
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2- Teresa Freitas Monteiro, Jacopo Bassetto |
| “Monopsony, Efficiency and the Regularization of Undocumented Immigrants” |
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“Home Country Socio-Political Conditions, Return Intentions, and Labour Market Outcomes” |
| Discussant: Anna Maria Mayda |
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Discussant: Romuald Meango |
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| 3- Franziska Riepl, Celina Proffen |
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3- Yvonne Giesing, Joop Adema, Cevat Aksoy, Panu Poutvaara |
| “Does a Passport Get You a Degree? Citizenship Reform and Educational Achievement” |
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“Ukrainians' Emigration and Return Intentions in the Face of Conflict” |
| Discussant: Anthony Edo |
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Discussant: Jacopo Bassetto |
15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00 - 17:00
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KEYNOTE SESSION 2 (4th Alberto Alesina Lecture on the Political Economy of Immigration) – Auditorium
Romain Wacziarg (UCLA Anderson School of Management)
“The Cultural Diffusion of the European Fertility Transition”
Chair: Hillel Rapoport |
| 17:00 - 17:15 |
Announcement of the 2023 Prize for Best Immigration Economics Paper by a Junior Scholar |
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| 17:15 - 18:45 - Parallel Sessions 3 |
| 3A – Migration History |
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3B – Geographic Mobility |
| Room CC 2 |
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Room CC 13 |
| Chair: Romain Wacziarg |
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Chair: Anna Maria Mayda |
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| 1- Sebastian Ottinger, Lukas Rosenberger |
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1- Michel Beine, Michel Bierlaire, Evangelos Paschalidis, Silvia Varotto, Andreas Vortisch |
| “The American Origin of the French Revolution” |
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“The Impact of a Possible Trump Reelection on Immigration Pressure in Alternative Countries” |
| Discussant: Jordan Loper |
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Discussant: Alice Mesnard and Filip Savatic |
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| 2- Simone Bertoli, Melchior Clerc, Jordan Loper, Eric Roca |
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2- Filip Savatic, Alice Mesnard, Jean-Noel Senne, Helene Thiollet |
| “Migration and the epidemiological approach: when history matters” |
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“Revolving Doors: How Externalization Policies Block Refugees and Divert Other Migrants Across Migration Routes” |
| Discussant: Travis Baseler |
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Discussant: Ismir Mulalic |
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| 3- Travis Baseler, Ran Abramitzky, Isabelle Sin |
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3- Ismir Mulalic, Albert Saiz, Vinicios Sant'Annan, Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen, Bence Boje-Kovacs |
| “Persecution and Migrant Self-Selection: Evidence from the Collapse of the Communist Bloc” |
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“Immigrants and Native Flight: Geographic Extend and Heterogeneous Preferences” |
| Discussant: Lukas Rosenberger |
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Discussant: Andreas Vortisch |
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| 20:00 Conference dinner – Restaurant “le Vauban” at 7 place Vauban, 75007 Paris (By invitation only) |
| Programme Day 2 |
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9:30 - 10:30
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KEYNOTE SESSION 3 - Auditorium
Sandra Sequeira (London School of Economics)
“Forced Displacement, Human Capital and Social Cohesion”
Chair : Frédéric Docquier |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 - Parallel Sessions 4 |
| 4A – Immigrants Origin Countries |
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4B – Political Economy of Immigration |
| Room CC 2 |
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Room CC 13 |
| Chair: Sandra Sequeira |
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Chair: Lionel Ragot |
| 1- Elie Murard, Simone Bertoli, David McKenzie |
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1- Luca Bellodi, Frederic Docquier, Stefano landolo, Massimo Morelli, Riccardo Turati |
| “Migration, families, and counterfactual families” |
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“Digging Up Trenches: Populism, Selective Mobility and the Political Polarization of Italian Municipalities” |
| Discussant: Irène Hu |
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Discussant: Yash Bhatiya |
| 2- Irène Hu, François Libois |
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2- Yasmine Elkhateeb, Riccardo Turati, Jérôme Valette |
| “Man Overboard! Industrial Fishing as a Driver of Migration Out of Africa” |
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“Immigration and Cultural Heterogeneity: Evidence from two Decades in Europe” |
| Discussant: Avinandan Chakraborty |
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Discussant: Stefano Iandolo |
| 3- Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Avinandan Chakraborty |
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3- Apurav Yash Bhatiya |
| “From Books to Borders: How Education Shapes Mexico-U.S. Migration” |
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“Do Enfranchised Immigrants Affect Politicians' Behavior ?” |
| Discussant: Elie Murard |
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Discussant: Yasmine Elkhateeb |
| 12:30-14:00 Lunch Break (by invitation only) |
| 14:00 - 15:30 - Parallel sessions 5 |
| 5A – Immigration Policies II |
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1B - Network and Integration |
| Room CC 2 |
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Room CC 13 |
| Chair: Hubert Jayet |
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Chair: Anthony Edo |
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| 1- Adam Levai, Jean-François Maystadt |
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1- Lukas Delgado-Prieto |
| “Refugee Induced Border Controls and the Stock Market: Evidence from the Schengen Area” |
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“Immigration and Worker Responses Across Firms: Evidence from Administrative Records in Colombia” |
| Discussant: Haodong Qi |
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Discussant: Esther Arenas Arroyo |
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| 2- Haodong Qi, Tuba Bircan |
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2- Esther Arenas Arroyo, Catalina Amuedo |
| “Can Google Trends Predict Asylum-Seekers' Destination Choices ?” |
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“Low-Wage Jobs, Foreign-Born Workers, and Firm Performance” |
| Discussant: Andreas Steinmayr |
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Discussant: Hiromi Yumoto |
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| 3-Toman Barsbai, Sebastian Kupek, Andreas Steinmayr |
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3- Hiromi Yumoto, Matt Cole, Ceren Ozgen, Liza Jabbour |
| “The Economics of Family-based Immigration” |
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“Firm Sorting and the Economic Assimilation of Refugees” |
| Discussant: Adam Levai |
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Discussant: Lukas Delgado-Prieto |
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