Workshop on Globalization, Institutions and the Welfare State

The project partners came together for a workshop on Globalization, Institutions and the Welfare State at the UCL Department of Economics, London.

Programme

9:00 Welcome  by Christian Dustmann, UCL

9:05 Short update on where we are in the project by project leader Kalle Moene, ESOP

9:15 – 10:00  Christian Dustmann, UCL: “The Winners and Losers of Technological Change", joint paper with Michele Battisti and Uta Schönberg

10:00- 10:45  Bernt Bratsberg, Frisch Centre: “Labor migration and excess churning”, joint paper with Oddbjørn Raaum and Knut Røed

10:45-11:15  Coffee and break

11:15-12:00  Rudolf Winter Ebmer, University of Linz: “The effects of international migration on unionisation in Austria”, joint paper with Jose-Ignacio Antón and René Böheim

12:00- 1 pm Follow-up on the proposal: Coordination, data sharing, and publication plans

1 pm - 2 pm Lunch

2 pm - 2:45pm Giovanni Facchini, University of Nottingham: “Immigrant franchise and immigration policy: Evidence from the Progressive Era”, joint work with Costanza Biavaschi

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Oddbjørn Raaum, Frisch Centre: “Job Loss and Immigrant Labor Market Performance”, joint paper with Bernt Bratsberg and Knut Røed

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Progress and plans

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