ECON 233 - Economics of Immigration

Explores the economic causes and consequences of immigration using theoretical and empirical perspectives. Importantly, the migration experience relates to the residents of both origin and destination countries. Course coverage pertaining to migrants and their source countries might include immigrant selection, assimilation, and the consequences of brain drain. Coverage related to residents of receiving countries might include the fiscal and labor market effects of immigration. The course is of particular interest to students wanting to examine economic policy, labor, and productivity questions.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites:

ECON 151

Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: No Senior
Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents
Liberal Arts Practices: Confronting Collective Challenges or Quantitative and Algorithmic Reasoning
Core Component: Global Engagements

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