Course Overview

- General knowledge of geographical mobility and international
migration 
- Application of economic knowledge to this particular topic 
- Critical analysis of statistical resources, measurement issues
(endogeneity, selection effect...) and econometric strategies
- English 

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

Basic knowledge of microeconomics

Grading Philosophy

- Continuous assessment (10) : mid-term and final exams  - Other
exercises may be considered depending on the number of students. 

Course schedule

- General overview of international migration: size of flows and
theirevolution
- Putting into perspective the contribution of economic analysis to
this field : 

- economic analysis of geographical mobility 
- determinants of migration 
- impact on the labour market 
- evaluation of migration policies

MEANS : 

- Presentation of the general state of demographic and economic
knowledge in the form of slides at each session  - Guided reading of
a textbook  - Comparison with statistical publications and research
articles  - Analysis of scientific controversies

Course type

Lecture course

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY : 
- Bansak, C., Simpson, N. B., & Zavodny, M. (2015). The Economics of
Immigration. Routledge. + specific readings for each session   KEY
WORDS :Migration; Mobility; Labour economics; Microeconomics ;
Demography ;

Duration: 17.5 hours

Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face-to-face teaching

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