The Comparative Political Economy of Immigration

Johnston, Richard

017 The Comparative Political Economy of Immigration

Tuesday, June 25, 2013: 9:00 AM-10:45 AM

C2.17 (Oudemanhuispoort)

The papers in this proposed session investigate the comparative political economy of immigration, with a shared interest in the diversity of labor market outcomes for immigrant communities, and in how these outcomes structure citizen preferences about immigration policy.

Chair:

Richard Johnston

Discussant:

Richard Johnston

The political economy of trade and migration: Evidence from the U.S. Congress‡
Paola Conconi, ECARES, Universite' Libre de Bruxelles; Giovanni Facchini, University of Nottingham; Max Steinhardt, Hamburg Institute of International Economics; Maurizio Zanardi, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Opposing low-skilled immigrants: Labor market competition, welfare state and deservingness
Marc Helbling, Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB); Hanspeter Kriesi, European University Institute

Individual differences and preferences for immigration
Peter Loewen, University of Toronto -- Mississauga; Chris Dawes, New York University; Raymond Duch, Nuffield College, University of Oxford

How Entry Criteria Structure Labor Market Outcomes for Immigrant Communities
Karen Long Jusko, Stanford University; Maggie Peters, University of Wisconsin -- Madison; Ashley Laragon, Stanford University

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