Immigration and the Economy
[Slides]Economic Impact of Immigration – Frederick Treyz, REMI
Senators are searching for a bipartisan immigration deal that can get through Congress and win President Trump’s approval. Even if they succeed, though, many challenging questions about long-term immigration policy will remain.
We cordially invite you to our webinar presentation on Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST exploring the future of immigration and its effects on demographics, the labor force, and the economy.
Migration plays an important role in shaping the future workforce and economy. For this presentation, we will show how dynamic modeling can capture future changes. We will also examine the employment and GDP effects of different types of longer-term reforms, such as increasing the number of visas for high-skilled workers.
Digital Currency/Analog Economy – Bitcoin’s Impacts
[Slides]Digital Currency/Analog Economy – Bitcoin’s Impacts – Peter Evangelakis, REMI
[Recording]Digital Currency/Analog Economy – Bitcoin’s Impacts – Peter Evangelakis, REMI
Bitcoin has inspired debate over the value and future of cryptocurrencies. The first decentralized digital currency has raised questions about unintended impacts – from financial industry disruption to the amount of energy consumption required for the computation.
REMI Economist Peter Evangelakis, Ph.D. will be offering a webinar presentation on Tuesday, February 27th or Thursday, March 1st, 2018 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST to discuss the potential effects to financial services productivity, energy prices, and other economic activity as a result of Bitcoin’s popularity.
For this presentation, Dr. Evangelakis will review the various questions surrounding Bitcoin. For example, if the currency was a country, it would rank 56th in energy consumption after Peru, according to the estimates of Digiconomist, a blog dedicated to cryptocurrencies. The demand on energy has real-world implications. So do the ways that traditional financial institutions may react to the rise of cryptocurrencies. These impacts could influence prices, productivity, employment, and output over time.