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Tue., June 21, 2022 - Fri., June 24, 2022

CORE week, featuring the Impact of Immigration on Firms, Human Capital and Productivity Conference

The Collaboration of Research Economists (CORE) model combines frontier research and an innovative delivery method to advance collaboration within the economics profession.

The CORE model consists of eight CORE Weeks per year. During each week, visiting economists from a range of disciplines will join with Richmond Fed economists for seminars, conferences, and formal and informal networking and collaboration—all with an eye toward advancing economic research.

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The fifth installment of CORE week featured an impressive lineup of visiting economists who presented across a variety of topics, all outlined below. The week culminated with the Impact of Immigration on Firms, Human Capital and Productivity Conference, which addressed many questions on topics related to immigration, some of which included: What role does immigration policy play in economic growth? How does the quality of college-educated workers differ across the country? Do firms that hire more skilled immigrants perform better than firms that do not?

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  • Esteban Rossi-Hansberg presenting the paper “The Spatial Effects of Carbon Policy in the European Union”

    1 of 11 Esteban Rossi-Hansberg presenting the paper “The Spatial Effects of Carbon Policy in the European Union.”

  • Engagement post CORE WEEK seminar

    2 of 11 Engagement post seminar.

  • Collaboration is a key aspect of CORE Week

    3 of 11 Collaboration is a key aspect of CORE Week.

  • Todd Schoellman presenting the paper “The Global Distribution of College Graduate Quality”

    4 of 11 Todd Schoellman presenting the paper “The Global Distribution of College Graduate Quality.”

  • Marta Prato presenting the paper “The Global Race for Talent: Brain Drain, Knowledge Transfer, and Growth”

    5 of 11 Marta Prato presenting the paper “The Global Race for Talent: Brain Drain, Knowledge Transfer, and Growth.”

  • Economists working together between seminars

    6 of 11 Economists working together between seminars.

  • Networking between seminars

    7 of 11 Networking between seminars.

  • Britta Glennon presenting the paper “Does Employing Skilled Immigrants Enhance Competitive Performance? Evidence from European Football Clubs”

    8 of 11 Britta Glennon presenting the paper “Does Employing Skilled Immigrants Enhance Competitive Performance? Evidence from European Football Clubs.”

  • Nicolas Morales presenting the paper “Firm Heterogeneity and the Impact of Immigration: Evidence of German Establishments”

    9 of 11 Nicolas Morales presenting the paper “Firm Heterogeneity and the Impact of Immigration: Evidence of German Establishments.”

  • Michael Clemens presenting the paper “The effect of low-skill immigration on US firms and workers: Evidence from a randomized lottery”

    10 of 11 Michael Clemens presenting the paper “The effect of low-skill immigration on US firms and workers: Evidence from a randomized lottery.”

  • Questions and discussions during seminars to advance economic research

    11 of 11 Questions and discussions during seminars to advance economic research.

Presenters and Visiting Economists


Seoul National University
Michael Clemens heashot
Center for Global Development
Britta Glennon headshot
Wharton School
headshot of Boyan Jovanovic
New York University
headshot of Nicolas Morales
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Joan Monras headshot
Princeton University, UPF
Sara Moreira
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
Fernando Parro	Penn State University
Penn State University
Marta Prato headshot
Yale University
headshot of Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
University of Chicago
Todd Schoellman headshot
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Rosen Valchev
Boston College

Agenda


Titles listed where decided.

  • Tuesday, June 21, 2022
    12:00 pm

    Visitor Seminar: Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (University of Chicago) presenting the paper "The Spatial Effects of Carbon Policy in the European Union", joint with Bruno Conte and Klaus Desmet

    03:00 pm

    Visitor Seminar: Rosen Valchev (Boston College) presenting the paper "Risky Business Cycles"

  • Wednesday, June 22, 2022
    09:00 am

    Economist & Visitor Collaboration Morning

    12:00 pm

    Visitor Seminar: David Baqaee (UCLA) presenting the paper "Entry vs. Rents: Aggregation with Economies of Scale"

    03:00 pm

    Visitor Seminar:  Sara Moreira (Northwestern University) presenting the paper "How do Entrant Build Market Share?  The Role of Demand Frictions", joint with David Argente, Doireann Fitzgerald, and Anthony Priolo

    04:00 pm

    Collaboration Hour

  • Thursday, June 23, 2022
    12:00 pm

    Visitor Seminar: Fernando Parro (Penn State University) presenting the paper "On the Mechanics of Spatial Growth", joint with Sheng Cai, Lorenzo Caliendo, and Wei Xiang

    03:00 pm

    Visitor Seminar:  Yongsung Chang (Seoul National University) presenting the paper "Asymmetric Frisch Elasticity of Labor Supply", joint with Sun-Bin Kim and Junseok Lee

  • Friday, June 24, 2022
    08:30 am

    The Impact of Immigration on Firms, Human Capital and Productivity Conference

    Registration & Refreshments

    09:00 am

    Todd Schoellman (FRB-Minneapolis) presenting the paper "The Global Distribution of College Graduate Quality," joint with Paolo Martellini and Jason Sockin

    09:45 am

    Marta Prato (University of Chicago) presenting the paper "The Global Race for Talent: Brain Drain, Knowledge Transfer, and Growth"

    10:30 am

    Break

    11:00 am

    Joan Monras (UPF) presenting the paper "Floating population: consumption and location choices of rural migrants in China", joint with Clement Imbert, Marlon Seror, and Yanos Zylberberg

    11:45 am

    Lunch

    01:00 pm

    Britta Glennon (The Wharton School) presenting the paper "Does Employing Skilled Immigrants Enhance Competitive Performance?  Evidence from European Football Clubs," joint with Francisco Morales, Seth Carnahan, and Exequiel Hernandez

    01:45 pm

    Nicolas Morales (FRBR) presenting the paper "Firm Heterogeneity and the Impact of Immigration: Evidence of German Establishments", joint with Agostina Brinatti

    02:30 pm

    Break

    03:00 pm

    Michael Clemens (Center for Global Development) presenting the paper "The effect of low-skill immigration on US firms and workers: Evidence from a randomized lottery", joint with Ethan G. Lewis

    03:45 pm

    Closing remarks & adjourn

Future CORE Weeks


2022

  • August 1 – August 5
  • September 26 – September 30
  • November 7 – November 10
  • December 12 – December 16
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