Immigration in the U.S.: Economic Effects on the Nation and Its Cities

Afternoon

1:00 p.m.

Registration

1:30 p.m.

Welcoming Remarks

Anthony M. Santomero, President,
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Session I
Moderator: Loretta J. Mester, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

1:45-3:15 p.m.

Immigration and the Neighborhood

• Albert Saiz, University of Pennsylvania; and
  Susan Wachter, University of Pennsylvania
• Discussant: Andrew Haughwout, Federal Reserve Bank
  of New York

Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of
Immigrant Segregation

• David Cutler, Harvard University;
  Edward Glaeser, Harvard University;
  and Jacob Vigdor, Duke University
• Discussant: Janice F. Madden, University of Pennsylvania

3:15-3:30 p.m.

Break

Session II
Moderator: Leonard I. Nakamura, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

3:30-5:00 p.m.

Does “Ethnic Capital” Matter? Identifying Peer Effects in the Intergenerational Transmission of Ethnic Differentials

• Alexis Leon, University of Pittsburgh
• Discussant: Ira N. Gang, Rutgers University

Prospects of Immigrant-Native Wealth Assimilation: Evidence from Financial Market Participation

• Una Okonkwo Osili, Indiana University-Purdue University;   and Anna Paulson, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Discussant: Wenli Li, Federal Reserve Bank
  of Philadelphia

5:15-7:00 p.m.

Reception

Morning

8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Moderator: Theodore Crone, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

9:00-10:15 a.m.

Keynote speaker

Is the New Immigration Really So Bad?

• David Card, University of California-Berkeley

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Break

Moderator: Betsey Stevenson, University of Pennsylvania

10:30 a.m.-
12:00 p.m.

Backlash Effects of 9/11 on Muslims and Arabs
Living in the U.S.

• Neeraj Kaushal, Columbia University;
  Robert Kaestner, University of Illinois at Chicago; and
  Cordelia Reimers, Hunter College, City University of
  New York
• Discussant: Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College

Crime and Immigration: Further Evidence on the Connection

• Kristin Butcher, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; and
  Anne Morrison Piehl, Harvard University
• Discussant: Nicola G. Persico, University of Pennsylvania

Afternoon

12:15-1:15 p.m.

Lunch

Session V
Moderator: George A. Alessandria, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

1:30-3:00 p.m.

Why Do Migrants Return to Poor Countries? Evidence from Philippine Migrants’ Responses to Exchange Rate Shocks

• Dean Yang, University of Michigan
• Discussant: Prachi Mishra, International Monetary Fund

The Effects of Enforcement on Illegal Markets: Evidence from the Southwestern Border

• Christina Gathmann, Stanford University
• Discussant: Pia Orrenius, Council of Economic Advisers

3:00-3:15 p.m.

Break

Session VI
Moderator: Robert M. Hunt, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

3:15-4:45 p.m.

Gains from "Diversity": Theory and Evidence from Immigration in U.S. Cities

• Gianmarco Ottaviano, University of Bologna; and
  Giovanni Peri, University of California-Davis
• Discussant: Gerald A. Carlino, Federal Reserve Bank
  of Philadelphia

The Impact of Immigration on New Technology Adoption in U.S. Manufacturing

• Ethan G. Lewis, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
• Discussant: Benjamin Campbell, University of Pennsylvania

5:00 p.m.

Reception