Migration Observatory 2nd Annual Conference on International Migration and Development
24th November 2017, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto.
Speakers attending the conference:
- Dean Yang (University of Michigan), “Abundance from Abroad: Migrant Earnings and Economic Development in the Philippines”
- Valentina Mazzucato (Maastricht University), “Migration and development: bringing well-being of migrants and their families into the picture”
- Hillel Rapoport (PSE, University of Paris 1), “Diasporas, return migration and comparative advantage: evidence from Yugoslavian refugees in Germany”
- Andreas Steinmayr (LMU Munich), “Harnessing the development benefits of international migration: a randomized evaluation of enhanced pre departure orientation seminars for migrants from the Philippines”
- Clément Imbert (University of Warwick), “Migrants and firms: evidence from China”
- Juan Morales (Collegio Carlo Alberto), “The impact of Internal Displacement on Destination Communities: Evidence from the Colombian Conflict“
Panel discussion: François Bourguignon (Emeritus Chair, Paris School of Economics; Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano), Kaushik Basu (Professor of Economics and Carl Marks Professor of International Studies, Cornell University; Former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, The World Bank), Laura Frigenti (Director, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation -TBC), Ferruccio Pastore (Director, FIERI)
