Organisers:

Christian Dustmann, Ian Preston
(Department of Economics, University College London, and Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM))

Thomas Lemieux
(Department of Economics, University of British Columbia and Director, Team for Advanced Research on Globalization, Education, and Technology (TARGET))

The conference on Immigration: Impacts, Integration and Intergenerational Issues, jointly organised by CReAM (Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration, UCL) and TARGET (Team for Advanced Research on Globalization, Education, and Technology), was held at University College London from 29th to 31st March 2006.

Programme

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Conference Programme

Invited keynote speakers:

• David Card, University of California at Berkeley, Economics

• Richard Freeman, Harvard University, Economics

Wednesday 29:

• 19:00-21:00 Canape Reception and Registration (Haldane Room)

Thursday 30:

• 08:45-09:15 Registration
(Embryology Lecture Theatre)

• 09:15-09:20 Introduction by Christian Dustmann, Director CReAM
(Lecture Theatre: AV Hill)

• 09:20-09:30 Welcome by Malcolm Grant, Provost UCL
(Lecture Theatre: AV Hill)

• 09:30-10:00 Opening Address by The Rt Hon Tony McNulty, MP Minister of State for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality
(Lecture Theatre: AV Hill)

• 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
(Embryology Lecture Theatre)

• 10:30-12:30 Contributed Session 1

• 12:30-13:30 Lunch
(North Cloisters)

• 13:30-14:30 Invited Lecture 1 - "The Labor Market Impacts of Immigration: An Assessment", by David Card
(Lecture Theatre: AV Hill)

• 14:30-14:45 Break

• 14:45-16:45 Contributed Session 2

• 16:45-17:15 Coffee Break
(Embryology Lecture Theatre)

• 17:15-18:15 Invited Lecture 2 - "People Flows in Globalization", by Richard Freeman
(Lecture Theatre: AV Hill)

• 19:30 Conference Dinner (Bertorelli, 19 Charlotte Street, London W1T 1RL)

Friday 31:

• 09:00-11:00 Contributed Session 3

• 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
(Embryology Lecture Theatre)

• 11:30-12:30 Podium Discussion - Chair: Evan Davis
"How Can Academic Research Assist Policy Debates on Migration?"
(Lecture Theatre: JZ Young)

• 12:30-14:00 Poster Session and Lunch
(Old Refectory)

• 14:00-16:00 Contributed Session 4

• 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
(Embryology Lecture Theatre)

• 16:30-18:00 Contributed Session 5

End of Conference

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