Immigration policy is one of the most consequential issues that both the United States and the world need to address in coming years. The J-P Conte Initiative on Immigration fosters cutting-edge research and facilitates informed academic and policy debates on the economic effects of immigration.

The J-P Conte Initiative on Immigration is an initiative of the Hoover Program on the Foundations of Economic Prosperity.

Conference on the Economics of Immigration
Participants at the Immigration Policy and Economics of Innovation conference on January 22, 2026. (Patrick Beaudouin)

Hoover Conference Demonstrates How High-Skill Immigration Offers Range of Benefits for US Innovation

The arrival of highly skilled foreign workers into the United States generates a range of positive gains for trade, entrepreneurship, and innovation—benefits that other nations will snap up an increasing share of if the United States continues to tighten its immigration rules.

Pascal Michaillat of UC Santa Cruz presents research on the short-term economic effects of immigration.

Hoover Hosts Inaugural Conference on Economics of Immigration

The Hoover Institution hosted its first-ever conference on the economics of immigration from October 31‒November 1, 2024, with scholars from across the globe examining the many ways immigration has made America and other nations wealthier and more innovative.

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