Events
2016 Annual Conference 'The Global Migration Crisis'

by NYU Development Research Institute, NYU Africa House, and The C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics DATE AND TIME Thu, October 20, 2016 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

2016 Annual Conference 'The Global Migration Crisis' by NYU Development Research Institute, NYU Africa House, and The C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics

The ongoing plight of migrants and refugees eager to resettle in Europe or North America -- The political backlash against immigration in the US, UK, and continental Europe, including resurgent xenophobia -- Global migration has indeed become a crisis for rich and poor countries alike.

NYU's Development Research Institute, Africa House, and the CV Starr Center for Applied Economics are hosting a conference: 'The Global Migration Crisis.'

The conference will feature rigorous analysis and a healthy diversity of opinion, made accessible to both non-academic and academic audiences.

Introductory remarks by:

Katherine E. Fleming Provost, New York University

Speakers (Alphabetic Order) And Topics

George J. Borjas, Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Keynote Address: 'We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative'

William Easterly, Professor of Economics at New York University and Co-director of the NYU Development Research Institute, 'Development Stereotypes and Xenophobia: A Research Agenda'

Naci Mocan, Ourso Distinguished Chair of Economics, Louisiana State University, 'Economic Well-being and Anti-Semitic, Xenophobic, and Racist Attitudes in Germany.'

Yaw Nyarko, professor of Economics at New York University, Co-Director of the Development Research Institute, and Founding Director of NYU Africa House, 'Are the Migrants Better Off? Let Them Decide!'

Lant Pritchett, Professor of the Practice of International Development and Faculty Chair of the Masters in Public Policy in International Development (MPA/ID) program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, 'Is there a Goldilocks Solution?: 'Just Right' Promotion of Labor Mobility in a Post-2015 World.'

NYU Development Research Institute, NYU Africa House, and The C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics

The Development Research Institute (DRI) is devoted to rigorous, scholarly research on the economic development and growth of poor countries. An independent and non-partisan organization, DRI is led by NYU Professors William Easterly and Yaw Nyarko.

http://www.nyudri.org/

NYU Africa House is an interdisciplinary institute devoted to the study of contemporary Africa, focusing on economic, political, and social issues on the continent and programs in the Arts. Part of Africa House’s core mission is to advance the understanding of the links between Africa and the rest of the world, through the social, historical, economic and other lenses. Related to this, we also have relationships with African immigrant communities in New York City. NYU has a large number of professors and students doing research in the areas of Economic Development, Economic Growth and Macroeconomics, microfinance, analysis of the effectiveness of foreign aid, politics and political economy, law and legal institutions. Africa House regularly convenes high level talks and seminars, and has in the past featured African heads of state. We also host policy luncheons, and research discussion presentations on focused topics. Our programs take place in New York City and in various capitals in Africa.

http://www.nyuafricahouse.org