ECONOMICS AND MIGRATIONS
Stampa
Anno immatricolazione
2020/2021
Anno offerta
2020/2021
Normativa
DM270
SSD
SECS-P/01 (ECONOMIA POLITICA)
Dipartimento
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE E SOCIALI
Corso di studio
STUDI DELL'AFRICA E DELL'ASIA
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Anno di corso
Periodo didattico
Secondo Semestre (01/03/2021 - 28/05/2021)
Crediti
6
Ore
40 ore di attività frontale
Lingua insegnamento
INGLESE
Tipo esame
SCRITTO E ORALE CONGIUNTI
Docente
FORLANI EMANUELE (titolare) - 6 CFU
Prerequisiti
No specific prerequisites are required: logical skills and elementary knowledge of mathematics and statistics acquired in secondary school are sufficient.
Obiettivi formativi
The course aims at providing the tools to understand the causes and consequences of migration flows, for both the countries of origin and the countries of destination. In particular, we analyze the effects of migration on the labor market, the role of cultural assimilation and the consequences for development.
Programma e contenuti
Introduction.
• History of migrations
• The decision to migrate and motivations (work, family reunification, refugee, etc.)
• Types of migrants (countries of origin and educational level) and countries of destination chosen.
Effect of migration on countries of origin
• brain drain or brain gain?
• Remittances
Effect of migration (and types of migration) on destination countries
• Wages and employment
• Social welfare (how migrants contribute to public spending)
• Economics of households
• Crime
• Cultural assimilation, segregation, second generations of migrants.
Italian, European and international policies on the management of migratory flows (types of VISA and points system).
Public intervention in migration management (SPAR, cooperatives, reception).
Metodi didattici
Lectures in class and students’ presentations
Testi di riferimento
Textbook of reference Borjas, G. J.. Immigration Economics. - München : Harvard University Press, 2014 (not compolsury). Detail program, additional material (slides and papers) will be available on KIRO platform.
Modalità verifica apprendimento
The assessment method is made up of a written exam with open questions and the delivery of a short written essay. For the attending students, final mark will also depend on presentations.
Altre informazioni
NA
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile