February 18, 2011
University of Mainz Campus / Alte Institutsbibliothek
Jakob-Welder-Weg 4, 55128 Mainz
Workshop Program
Keynote speech: Daniel Hamermesh (University of Texas at Austin)
(The workshop is public and open to all)
| 9:50 - 10:00 | Welcome and Introduction |
| Keynote Speech | |
| 10:00 - 11:20 |
How do Immigrants Spend their Time? The Process of Assimilation Daniel Hamermesh (University of Texas at Austin) |
| Session A: Market Flows | |
| 11:20 - 12:00 |
Do High-Wage Workers Match with High-Wage Firms? Thorsten Schank (University of Mainz) |
| 12:00 - 12:40 | Sandwich lunch |
| Session B: Migration | |
| 12:40 - 13:20 |
Migration Magnet: The Role of Work Experience in Rural-Urban Wage Differentials in Mexico Maren Michaelsen (Ruhr University of Bochum) |
| 13:20 - 14:00 |
The Distributional Impact of Emigration: The Case of EU Enlargement Benjamin Elsner (Trinity College Dublin) |
| 14:00 - 14:40 |
Migration Options for Skilled Labor and Optimal Investment in Human Capital Hamed Ghoddusi (Vienna Graduate School of Finance) |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Coffee break |
| Session C: Discrimination, Inequality and Poverty | |
| 15:00 - 15:40 |
Competition and Discrimination: A not so Obvious Relationship Clémence Berson (Paris School of Economics) |
| 15:40 - 16:20 |
Understanding Rising Income Inequality in Germany Martin Biewen (University of Tübingen) |
| 16:20 - 17:00 |
Labour Market Policies and Poverty in the US Klaus Wälde (University of Mainz) |
| End of the Workshop | |
| thereafter | Workshop Dinner at Weinstube Templer |