Thursday, April 30 / 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM   •   Sapphire Ballroom L

Session 10:
Migration and Families

Discussant: Pia Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Chair: Francisca M. Antman, University of Colorado, Boulder
Discussant: Kate Ambler, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

  1. Educational Selectivity of Migrants and Current School Enrollment in Four Sub-Saharan African CountriesSophia Chae, Guttmacher Institute ; Jennifer E. Glick, Arizona State University

  2. The Impact of Migrant Selectivity on Cognitive Skills, Non-Cognitive Skills and Academic Outcomes in the Second GenerationPer Engzell, Stockholm University

  3. Temporary and Permanent Migrant Selection: The Role of Ability, Wage Expectations, and Familial NetworksJoyce Chen, Ohio State University ; Katrina Kosec, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Valerie Mueller, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

  4. Family Position and Family Networks in Mexican and Senegalese MigrationMao-Mei Liu, Brown University ; Mathew J. Creighton, University of Massachusetts at Boston ; Fernando Riosmena, University of Colorado, Boulder

Other sessions on Marriage, Family, Households, and Unions