The Americas Center and the American Society of Hispanic Economists organized a workshop on Hispanic economic issues that took place Nov. 19, 2010, one day before the 2010 Southern Economic Association annual meeting in Atlanta began. Economists from throughout the country presented papers on topics that included education, income distribution, immigration, and remittances.
Agenda
| Friday, November 19, 2010 | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks Dave Altig, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| 8:45–12:20 | Morning Session: Education and Income Distribution Issues |
| 8:45 | Hispanic High School Completion: The Role and Value of
the GED  Richard Fry, Pew Hispanic Center [Presentation] Discussant: Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University [Presentation] |
| 9:20 | Racial/Ethnic Income Inequality Responses to Government
Maintenance Programs in the U.S. Gary A. Hoover, University of Alabama Mehmet E. Yaya, Eastern Michigan University [Presentation] Discussant: Darrick Hamilton, Milano, The New School |
| 9:55 | Emulation vs. Socializing Consumption: The Hispanic Consumer David J. Molina, University of North Texas [Presentation] Discussant: Tapen Sinha, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México [Presentation] |
| Questions and Discussion | |
| 10:45 | Break |
| 11:00 | Poverty and the Binational Population Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University [Presentation] Discussant: Marie T. Mora, University of Texas, Pan American [Presentation] |
| 11:35 | Immigrant and Minority Homeownership in the U.S. through Recent
Housing Boom and Bust Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University Discussant: Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta [Presentation] |
| 12:10 p.m. | Questions and Discussion |
| 12:30 | Lunch and Keynote Speaker Introduction: Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Keynote Speaker: Mark Hugo López, Pew Hispanic Center |
| 1:45–5:20 | Afternoon Session: Migration Effects and Assimilation Outcomes |
| 1:45 | Remittance, Migration, and the Small Open Economy Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University Diego Vacaflores, Texas State University, San Marcos Discussant: Federico Mandelman, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| 2:20 | The Impact of Mexican Immigration on U.S. Natives: Evidence from Migrant Flows Driven by Rainfall Shocks Todd Pugatch, University of Michigan Dean Yang, University of Michigan Discussant: Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College |
| 2:55 | Immigration and Child-Care Patterns Among College-educated Mothers in the U.S.: Evidence from time-use data Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University Almudena Sevilla Sanz, San Diego State University Discussant: Julie Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| 3:30 | Questions and Discussion |
| 3:45 | Break |
| 4:00 | Assimilation and Cohort Effects beyond the Labor Market:
Time Allocations of Hispanic Immigrants to the U.S. Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University [Presentation] Manuel Chavez, University of Texas at Austin Discussant: Alberto Dávila, University of Texas, Pan American [Presentation] |
| 4:35 | Who Remains Mexican? Selective Ethnic Attrition and the
Intergenerational Progress of Mexican Americans Brian Duncan, University of Colorado at Denver Stephen J. Trejo, University of Texas at Austin Discussant: Mark Hugo López, Pew Hispanic Center |
| 5:10 | Questions and Discussion |
| 5:20 | Closing Remarks Stephen J. Kay, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Marie T. Mora, University of Texas, Pan American |