CReAM NEWS

CReAM Public Lecture

Managing Immigration Policy in High Income Countries - Professor Gordon Hanson, UC San Diego. University College London, March 23, 2010.

Call for Papers

3rd International Conference on Migration and Development, Paris School of Economics, France, September 10-11, 2010, Call for papers.

New External CReAM Fellows

Martina Viarengo

Daniel Miller

Patrick Puhani

CReAM Visitors

Karin Mayr, 3rd - 26th Mar 2010.

New Discussion Papers in CReAM DP Series:

04/10 Ethnicity and Second Generation Immigrants in Britain. Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Nikolaos
Theodoropoulos.

03/10 The Redistributive Effects of Political Reservation for Minorities: Evidence from India. Aimee Chin and Nishith Prakash.

02/10 The Returns to English-Language Skills in India. Mehtabul Azam, Aimee Chin and Nishith Prakash.

Conference announcments

3rd EALE-SOLE world conference, University College London, June 17-19, 2010, Conference website.

Workshop of the NORFACE Programme on Migration, University College London, 25 - 27 March 2010, Conference website.

CReAM Previous Events:

Final AGF Workshop "The Economics and Politics of Employment, Migration and Social Justice"

London, May 22-23, 2009.

The Economics of Immigration: Children of Immigrants and Temporary Migration

Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 11-12, 2009, Pictures.

XXII Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics

London, UK Pictures.

Conference on
Immigration: Impacts, Integration and Intergenerational Issues

University College London (UCL),
29 to 31 March 2006.

Discussion Paper Series

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Date

No

Author(s)

Title

Abstract

March 2010 04/10 Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos Ethnicity and Second Generation Immigrants in Britain Abstract
March 2010 03/10 Aimee Chin and Nishith Prakash The Redistributive Effects of Political Reservation for Minorities: Evidence from India Abstract
March 2010 02/10 Mehtabul Azam, Aimee Chin and Nishith Prakash The Returns to English-Language Skills in India Abstract
February 2010 01/10 Simone Bertoli, Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga and Francesc Ortega Immigration Policies and the Ecuadorian Exodus Abstract
December 2009 32/09 Olof Åslund, Lena Hensvik and Oskar Nordström Skans Seeking similarity: How immigrants and natives manage at the labor market Abstract
November 2009 31/09 Rachel M. Friedberg and David A. Jaeger The Economic Diversity of Immigration Across the United States Abstract
November 2009 30/09 Jackline Wahba and Yves Zenou Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital Abstract
November 2009 29/09 David Card, Christian Dustmann and Ian Preston Immigration, Wages, and Compositional Amenities Abstract
October 2009 28/09 Olof Åslund, Per-Anders Edin, Peter Fredriksson and Hans Grönqvist Peers, neighborhoods and immigrant student achievement - evidence from a placement policy Abstract
October 2009 27/09 Olof Åslund, Anders Böhlmark and Oskar Nordström Skans Age at migration and social integration Abstract
October 2009 26/09 Albert Bollard, David McKenzie, Melanie Morten and Hillel Rapoport Remittances and the Brain Drain Revisited: The microdata show that more educated migrants remit more Abstract
October 2009 25/09 Olof Åslund, John Östh and Yves Zenou How Important is Access to Jobs? Old Question — Improved Answer. Abstract
October 2009 24/09 Harminder Battu and Yves Zenou Oppositional Identities and Employment for Ethnic Minorities. Evidence from England. Abstract
October 2009 23/09 Teresa Casey and Christian Dustmann Immigrants’ Identity, Economic Outcomes, and the Transmission of Identity across Generations Abstract
September 2009 22/09 Yann Algan, Christian Dustmann, Albrecht Glitz and Alan Manning The Economic Situation of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in France, Germany, and the UK Abstract
September 2009 21/09 Albert Bollard, David McKenzie and Melanie Morten The Remitting Patterns of African Migrants in the OECD Abstract
August 2009 20/09 John Gibson, David McKenzie and Steven Stillman The Impacts of International Migration on Remaining Household Members: Omnibus Results from a Migration Lottery Program Abstract
July 2009 19/09 Libertad Gonzalez, Francesc Ortega Immigration and Housing Booms: Evidence from Spain Abstract
July 2009 18/09 Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Caroline Halls Assessing the Fiscal Costs and Benefits of A8 Migration to the UK Abstract
July 2009 17/09 Michel Beine, Frédéric Docquier and Hillel Rapoport On the robustness of brain gain estimates Abstract
June 2009 16/09 Lídia Farré, Libertad González and Francesc Ortega Immigration, Family Responsibilities and the Labor Supply of Skilled Native Women Abstract
June 2009 15/09 Giovanni Peri and Francisco Requena The Trade Creation Effect of Immigrants: Testing the Theory on the Remarkable Case of Spain Abstract
May 2009 14/09 Fabian Lange and Douglas Gollin Equipping Immigrants: Migration Flows and Capital Movements Abstract
May 2009 13/09 Hoyt Bleakley and Aimee Chin Age at Arrival, English Proficiency, and Social Assimilation Among U.S. Immigrants Abstract
April 2009 12/09 Coralio Ballester, Antoni Calvó-Armengol and Yves Zenou Delinquent Networks Abstract
April 2009 11/09 Karin Mayr and Giovanni Peri Brain Drain and Brain Return: Theory and Application to Eastern-Western Europe Abstract
February 2009 10/09 Francesco D’Amuri, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano and Giovanni Peri The Labor Market Impact of Immigration in Western Germany in the 1990’s Abstract
February 2009 09/09 Christian Dustmann and Josep Mestres Remittances and Temporary Migration Abstract
January 2009 08/09 Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo Immigration and the U.S. Labor Market Abstract
January 2009 07/09 David Card Immigration and Inequality Abstract
January 2009 06/09 Delia Furtado and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos Intermarriage and Immigrant Employment: The Role of Networks Abstract
January 2009 05/09 Susana Iranzo and Giovanni Peri Migration and Trade: Theory with an Application to the Eastern-Western European Integration Abstract
January 2009 04/09 Giovanni Facchini, Anna Maria Mayda and Prachi Mishra Do Interest Groups affect US Immigration Policy? Abstract

January 2009

03/09

John Gibson and David McKenzie

The Microeconomic Determinants of Emigration and Return Migration of the Best and Brightest: Evidence from the Pacific

Abstract

January 2009

02/09

Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo

Intermarriage and the Intergenerational Transmission of Ethnic Identity and Human Capital for Mexican Americans

Abstract

January 2009

01/09

Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo

Ancestry versus Ethnicity: The Complexity and Selectivity of Mexican Identification in the United States

Abstract

December 2008

17/08

Bernt Bratsberg, Oddbjørn Raaum, and Knut Røed

When Minority Labor Migrants Meet the Welfare State

Abstract

December 2008

16/08

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Sara de la Rica

Complements or Substitutes? Immigrant and Native Task Specialization in Spain

Abstract

December 2008

15/08

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Steven Stillman

Emigration and the Age Profile of Retirement Among Immigrants

Abstract

November 2008

14/08

Antoni Calvó-Armengol, Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou

Peer Effects and Social Networks in Education

Abstract

October 2008

13/08

Giovanni Peri, Chad Sparber

Highly-Educated Immigrants and Native Occupational Choice

Abstract

October 2008

12/08

Christian Dustmann, Stephen Machin and Uta Schönberg

Educational Achievement and Ethnicity in Compulsory Schooling

Abstract

September 2008

11/08

Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Albrecht Glitz

The Labour Market Impact of Immigration

Abstract

September 2008

10/08

Anna Piil Damm and Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen

The Construction of Neighbourhoods and its Relevance for the Measurement of Social and Ethnic Segregation: Evidence from Denmark

Abstract

September 2008

09/08

Adriana Kugler and Mutlu Yuksel

Effects of Low-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Natives: Evidence from Hurricane Mitch

Abstract

August 2008

08/08

Philip McCann, Jacques Poot and Lynda Sanderson

Migration, Relationship Capital and International Travel: Theory and Evidence

Abstract

August 2008

07/08

John Gibson, David McKenzie and Halahingano Rohorua

How Pro-Poor is the Selection of Seasonal Migrant Workers from Tonga Under New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Program?

Abstract

August 2008

06/08

David McKenzie, Pilar Garcia Martinez and L. Alan Winters

Who is coming from Vanuatu to New Zealand under the new Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Program?

Abstract

July 2008

05/08

Giovanni Peri

Immigration Accounting: U.S. States 1960-2006

Abstract

May 2008

04/08

Karin Mayr and Giovanni Peri

Return Migration as Channel of Brain Gain

Abstract

April 2008

03/08

Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Ian Preston

The Effect of Immigration along the Distribution of Wages

Abstract

March 2008

02/08

Giovanni Peri and Chad Sparber

Task Specialization, Immigration, and Wages

Abstract

March 2008

01/08

Delia Furtado and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos

I’ll Marry You If You Get Me a Job: Cross-Nativity Marriages and Immigrant Employment Rates

Abstract

December 2007

17/07

Randall Kekoa Quinones Akee, David A. Jaeger and Konstantinos Tatsiramos

The Persistence of Self-Employment Across Borders:New Evidence on Legal Immigrants to the United States

Abstract

December 2007

16/07

Delia Furtado and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos

Interethnic Marriage Decisions:A Choice between Ethnic and Educational Similarities

Abstract

November 2007

15/07

John Gibson, Trinh Le, Steven Stillman

What Explains the Wealth Gap Between Immigrants and the New Zealand Born?

Abstract

November 2007

14/07

Steven Stillman and David C. Maré

The Impact of Immigration on the Geographic Mobility of New Zealanders

Abstract

September 2007

13/07

Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano and Giovanni Peri

The Effects of Immigration on U.S. Wages and Rents: A General Equilibrium Approach.

Abstract

June 2007

12/07

Jacques Poot and Lynda Sanderson

Changes in social security eligibility and the international mobility of New Zealand citizens in Australia

Abstract

June 2007

11/07

David Card

How Immigration Affects U.S. Cities

Abstract

June 2007

10/07

Frédéric Docquier and Hillel Rapoport

Skilled migration: the perspective of developing countries

Abstract

May 2007

09/07

David McKenzie, John Gibson and Steven Stillman

A land of milk and honey with streets paved with gold: Do emigrants have over-optimistic expectations about incomes abroad?

Abstract

May 2007

08/07

Gil S. Epstein and Odelia Heizler

Illegal Migration, Enforcement and Minimum Wage

Abstract

May 2007

07/07

Anna Maria Mayda

International migration: A panel data analysis of the determinants of bilateral flows

Abstract

April 2007

06/07

Martin Nordin and Dan-Olof Rooth

The Income Gap Between Natives and Second Generation Immigrants in Sweden:Is Skill the Explanation?

Abstract

April 2007

05/07

Dan-Olof Rooth

Implicit Discrimination in Hiring – Real World Evidence

Abstract

March 2007

04/07

Andrew Mountford and Hillel Rapoport

The Brain Drain and the World Distribution of Income and Population

Abstract

March 2007

03/07

David A. Jaeger, Holger Bonin, Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk, David Huffman and Uwe Sunde

Direct Evidence on Risk Attitudes and Migration

Abstract

February 2007

02/07

Christian Dustmann and Yoram Weiss

Return Migration: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Abstract

January 2007

01/07

David McKenzie and Hillel Rapoport

Self-selection patterns in Mexico-U.S. migration: The role of migration networks

Abstract

December 2006

14/06

Frédéric Docquier, Hillel Rapoport and I-Ling Shen

Remittances and inequality: A dynamic migration model

Abstract

December 2006

13/06

Michel Beine, Frédéric Docquier and Hillel Rapoport

Measuring International Skilled Migration: New Estimates Controlling for Age of Entry

Abstract

November 2006

12/06

Albrecht Glitz

The Labour Market Impact of Immigration: Quasi-Experimental Evidence

Abstract

November 2006

11/06

Anna Maria Mayda

Why are people more pro-trade than pro-migration?

Abstract

October 2006

10/06

Christian Dustmann and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos

Ethnic Minority Immigrants and their Children in Britain

Abstract

October 2006

09/06

Christian Dustmann, Albrecht Glitz and Thorsten Vogel

Employment, Wages, and the Economic Cycle: Differences between Immigrants and Natives

Abstract

September 2006

08/06

Marco Manacorda, Alan Manning and Jonathan Wadsworth

The Impact of Immigration on the Structure of Male Wages:Theory and Evidence from Britain

Abstract

August 2006

07/06

Anna Piil Damm

Ethnic Enclaves and Immigrant Labour Market Outcomes: Quasi-Experimental Evidence

Abstract

July 2006

06/06

Gil S. Epstein

Extremism Within the Family

Abstract

June 2006

05/06

Anna Piil Damm and Michael Rosholm

Employment Effects of Spatial Dispersal of Refugees

Abstract

May 2006

04/06

Giovanni Facchini and Anna Maria Mayda

Individual Attitudes towards Immigrants: Welfare-State Determinants Across Countries

Abstract

May 2006

03/06

Heather Antecol, Peter Kuhn and Stephen Trejo

Assimilation via Prices or Quantities? Sources of Immigrant Earnings Growth in Australia, Canada, and the United States

Abstract

May 2006

02/06

Brian Duncan and Stephen Trejo

Ethnic Identification, Intermarriage, and Unmeasured Progress by Mexican Americans

Abstract

April 2006

01/06

David McKenzie and Hillel Rapoport

Can Migration Reduce Educational Attainments? Depressing Evidence from Mexico

Abstract

October 2005

07/05

Christian Dustmann and Francesca Fabbri

Immigrants in the British Labour Market

Abstract

September 2005

06/05

Teresa Casey and Christian Dustmann

Intergenerational transmission of language capital and economic outcomes

Abstract

September 2005

05/05

Christian Dustmann

Intergenerational Mobility and Return Migration: Comparing sons of foreign and native born fathers

Abstract

August 2005

04/05

David Card and Ethan Lewis

The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants During the 1990s: Explanations and Impacts

Abstract

June 2005

03/05

David Card, Christian Dustmann, Ian Preston

Understanding Attitudes to Immigration: The Migration and Minority Module of the first European Social Survey

Abstract

May 2005

02/05

Christian Dustmann and Francesca Fabbri

Gender and Ethnicity-Married Immigrants in Britain

Abstract

April 2005

01/05

Christian Dustmann, Francesca Fabbri and Ian Preston

The Impact of Immigration on the UK Labour Market

Abstract

December 2004

06/04

Christian Dustmann and Ian Preston

Is Immigration Good or Bad for the Economy? Analysis of Attitudinal Responses

Abstract

October 2004

05/04

Christian Dustmann, Francesca Fabbri, and Ian Preston

Racial Harassment, Ethnic Concentration and Economic Conditions

Abstract

July 2004

04/04

Barry R. Chiswick and Noyna DebBurman

Pre-School Enrollment: An Analysis by Immigrant Generation

Abstract

July 2004

03/04

Barry R. Chiswick, Yew Liang Lee, and Paul W. Miller

Parents and Children Talk: The Family Dynamics of English Language Proficiency

Abstract

June 2004

02/04

David Card

Is the New Immigration Really So Bad?

Abstract

May 2004

01/04

Christian Dustmann and Ian Preston

Racial and Economic Factors in Attitudes to Immigration

Abstract