| The conference will begin by examining the historical transformations of the “engine of growth” industries in the New York metropolitan area, as well as more recent changes in the nature and location of economic activities in this area. It will then address the impact of such changes on a variety of socioeconomic outcomes, both for the general population and for recent immigrants in particular.
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| Friday, April 22 |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Introductory Remarks
Timothy F. Geithner
President
Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
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SESSION 1:
9:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Spatial Dynamics and Growth |
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New York City 1620-2005: Geography, Agglomeration, and the City as Information Hub 
Speaker:
Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
Discussant:
Vernon Henderson, Brown University
The Geography of Entrepreneurship in the New York Metropolitan Area 
Speaker:
Stuart S. Rosenthal, Syracuse University
coauthored with William C. Strange, University of Toronto
Discussant:
Robert Inman, University of Pennsylvania
Exogenous Shocks and the Dynamics of City Growth: Evidence from New York
Speaker:
Andrew F. Haughwout, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
coauthored with Bess Rabin, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Discussant:
Stephen Ross, University of Connecticut
Session Discussant:
Ester Fuchs, Special Advisor for Governance and Strategic Planning to the Mayor of New York City
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Luncheon and Keynote Address
The Promised City: Immigration and Openness
in the Making of a World City
Speaker:
Kenneth T. Jackson, Columbia University |
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SESSION 2:
1:30 p.m. - 3:00
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Immigration
Immigration Trends in the New York Metropolitan Area
Speaker:
George J. Borjas, Harvard University
Discussant:
Stephen Trejo, University of Texas at Austin
Trajectories for Immigrant Second Generation in New York City
Presentation tables ››
Speaker:
John Mollenkopf, City University of New York Graduate Center
Discussant:
Douglas Massey, Princeton University |
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Break |
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SESSION 3:
3:15 p.m. - 4:45
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Socioeconomic Outcomes
Immigration, Health, and the City
Speaker:
Guillermina Jasso, New York University
Discussant:
Adriana Lleras-Muney, Princeton University
Public Education in the Dynamic City: Lessons from New York City
Speaker:
Amy Ellen Schwartz, New York University
coauthored with Leanna Stiefel, New York University
Discussant:
Dalton Conley, New York University
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Registration is currently closed.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
12th Floor Conference Center
New York, NY
Erica Groshen
and Giorgio Topa, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Please address any questions to:
Giorgio Topa
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Research
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10045
giorgio.topa@ny.frb.org
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