The Economics of US-Mexico Migration: Policies, Networks, Labor Markets, and Human Capital

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The Global Migration Center and Alianza MX present the second event of a new series of Migration Dialogues, "The Economics of US-Mexico Migration: Policies, Networks, Labor Markets, and Human Capital", which will be held on Zoom on February 24, 2022, at 10 AM -11.30 AM California Time (12 PM - 1.30 PM Mexico City).

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Second Migration Dialogue

Thursday February 24th 10.00-11.30 Am Pacific Standard Time

The Economics of US-Mexico Migration:  Policies, Networks, Labor Markets and Remittances

Welcome:

Isabel Studer (Director, Alianza MX)

Introduction and Moderator:

Giovanni Peri (Director, Global Migration Center)

Panelists and topics: 

Brian C. Cadena (University of Colorado, Boulder): “US-Mexico migration decline, and economic connections through the network of migrants.”

Martin Tobal (Director of the Macrofinancial Risk Analysis Directorate at Banco de Mexico): “The Role of remittances on Mexican family savings and investments.”

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes (University of California, Merced): “The role of US policies and enforcement affecting economic success of Mexicans in the US and their return.”

Carlo Alcaraz (Banco de México and ITAM): “The evolution of Migration from Central and South America to Mexico: trends, magnitude and economic considerations”

Participant Panel:

María Esther Caballero (World Bank)

Daniel Chiquiar (ITAM)

Ashish Shenoy (UC Davis)

Giuseppe Ippedico (UC Davis)

Sponsors: Alianza MX; UC Davis Global Migration Center