A huge thank you to all our presenters, discussants and participants for making the #MigrationForum2026 such a wonderful event.

We close with RFBerlin Director Christian Dustmann, grateful for the inspiring conversations and research shared today.

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Presenting the closing keynote: Mathias Thoenig of @heclausanne.bsky.social. Based on the working paper:

"Feeding the Tigers: Remittances and Conflict in Sri Lanka"

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Closing out the session before the break on the first floor we have RFBerlin and CReAM Fellow Li Zhang presenting :

"Growing without Divergence: The Impact of Innovation on Low- and High-Skilled Migration in China"
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Our final ground floor presentation is by Massimo Anelli from Bocconi University on "The Departed: Italian Migration and the American Mafia".

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Right now @fontananicola.bsky.social from @tcddublin.bsky.social presents his work on "Emigration and Long-Run Economic Development: Evidence from the Italian Mass Migration".

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Our next speaker on the 1st floor is RFBerlin Research Fellow John Kennan from the University of Wisconsin-Madison giving a talk on

"Spatial Variation in Higher Education Financing and the Supply of College Graduates."
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Following up we have David Escamilla-Guerrero from @uniofstandrews.bsky.social presenting on "The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Transportation Infrastructure on International Migration".

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On the 1st floor our next presenter is RFBerlin Research Fellow Michael Clemens @mclem.org of @georgemasonu.bsky.social talking about

"International Students and Innovation: Evidence from Restrictions on US-trained Foreign STEM Workers." #MigrationForum2026 #MigrationResearch #Economics

We are back underway after the lunch break with Michel Beine of @uni.lu presenting:

"The Contribution of Foreign Master's Students to US Start-Ups."
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Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga from @uc3m.es continues after our lunch break presenting "The Second Spanish Immigration Boom".
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Next up, we have RFBerlin Research Fellow Malte Sandner of TH Nürnberg presenting

"Lifting Barriers to Skill Transferability: Immigrant Integration through Occupational Recognition"

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In our last session before the lunch Leonardo Peñaloza-Pacheco from @cornelluniversity.bsky.social talks about "Migration, Market Power, and Firms".

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Up next in the spotlight is Ararat Gocmen from @ucl.ac.uk presenting "Immigration and Firm Investment".

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Next on stage: RFBerlin Research Fellow Michael Siegenthaler of @kofeth.bsky.social giving a talk on

"Host Country Citizenship Reduces Hiring Discrimination Against Immigrant Minorities."
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Kicking off the next talk: Emanuele Forlani from the University of Pavia presenting:

"How Migration Reshapes Job Tasks for Native Workers in Italy."
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After a nice coffee break we now continue on the ground floor with Andrew Mountford from @uolondon.bsky.social presenting on "Immigration, Demand, Supply, and Sectoral Heterogeneity in the UK Labor Market".
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Now speaking on the ground floor: Nancy Chau from @cornelluniversity.bsky.social presenting "On Migration Gravity with Status Quo Bias and Job Search Friction".

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Next session upstairs being held by Sarah Winton of London School of Economics giving a talk on:

"Refugees' Right to Work: Efficiency and Equity in Host Country Labor Markets."

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We continue with Ismir Mulalic from Copenhagen Business School who speaks on "Immigrants and Native Flight: Geographic Extent and Heterogeneous Preferences".

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Next on the program on the 1st floor, Edith Zink from the University of Copenhagen gives a talk on:

"How Initial Accomodation Shapes Refugee Integration: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from the Ukrainian Displacement Crisis in Denmark"

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As our next speaker of the day we have @arturobminski.com from @ippofficial.bsky.social sharing on "Choosing Distance: How Natives Reduce Migrant Exposure in Daily Life".

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Kicking off Day 2 Upstairs. Francesco Loiacono of @ebrd.bsky.social presenting:

"Workplace Contact and the Hiring of Refugees: Evidence from Randomized Internships."
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Welcome to day 2 of the RFBerlin Migration Forum! On the ground floor we kick off with Martin Koenen from @iies.su.se presenting on "Social Ties and Residential Choice: Micro Evidence and Equilibrium Implications"

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In the spotlight: @yajnagovind.bsky.social giving a presentation on

"Racial Inequality in France"

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Next up we have Kai Liu from @cam.ac.uk speaking on "Uncover Son Preference Cultures from Migrants under Endogenous Destination Selection".
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@turatiric.bsky.social from @uab.cat follows up with his presentation on "Immigration, Identity Choices, and Cultural Diversity". #MigrationForum2026 #MigrationResearch #Economics

Currently presenting: Shunsuke Tsuda of @universityofessex.bsky.social presenting:

"Interethnic Proximity, Complementarities, and Politics in Malaysia."
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We continue after our coffee break!

@olofaslund.bsky.social from Uppsala University speaks on "Religious Norms and the Financial Integration of Muslim Minorities". #MigrationForum2026 #MigrationResearch #Economics

Our next speaker is RFBerlin Fellow Luigi Minale of @uc3meconomics.bsky.social giving a talk on:

"Immigration and Social Capital: Evidence from the European Union Enlargement."
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Next up is Tommaso Colussi of @unicatt.bsky.social presenting:

"Pilgrims and Crusaders: Religion as a Political Double-Edged Sword."
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