The Economics of Immigration – Jon Haveman, PhD 10/5
- Sunday, October 5, 2025
Times below are in Central Time- 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
About Event
Immigration can give substantial economic benefits – a more flexible labor market, greater skills base, increased demand and a greater diversity of innovation. However, immigration is also controversial. It is argued immigration can cause issues of overcrowding, congestion, and extra pressure on public services. There is also a debate about whether immigration of unskilled workers leads to downward pressure on wages and even unemployment of native workers. Here to help sort these issues out is Jon Haveman, an expert on the economics of immigration. He has been a Senior Economist with the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, an Economist with the Federal Trade Commission, and held a faculty position in the Business School at Purdue University. Jon may surprise us about the true, objective economics of immigration, helping to dispel myths and untruths about this controversial and timely topic.
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