ECON 3210 - The Economics of Immigration

This course seeks to provide students with background and an understanding of human migrations across the globe. Motives for migration, economic consequences of migration on both sending and receiving economies, the assimilation process of migrants, brain drain, immigration policies, refugees and forced migration will be covered. Competency in gathering and using reliable information on immigration flows will be developed throughout the semester.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ECON 1070 or ECON 1080 or ECON 2010 or ECON 2020.

Credits: 3 hours