MIGRATION AND LABOUR MARKET

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in MIGRATION MANAGEMENT

Disciplinary Sector:

Political Economy

Language:

English

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

DELOGU Marco

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Basic concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics

AF code:

A002743

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

The exam is written. The exam will be held through the TEAMS platform till the restrictions imposed by the COVID 19 platform will not be eased, otherwise in the university ‘premises. The students will have up to three hours to complete the exam. The exam is split in three parts.
First Part: Multiple choice evaluation. The students are expected to answer to 10 questions, by multiple choice, with each question worth one point.
Second part: Theory the students are expected to answer one theoretical question about one of the themes covered in the class. The answer to this question will be worth up to 10 points. The students will have the possibility to choose among two available questions.
Third part: Problem solving. Finally the students is expected to solve one problem along the lines of the one discussed in the class. The students will have the possibility to choose among two possible exercises. This part is worth 10 points
Evaluation:
Excellent: showing a good and comprehensive knowledge of the material covered during the course. Ability to connect theory with real problems. Ability of critic reasoning and of a personal deepening of the subjects. In addition, the students is expected to use the relevant terminology.
Discrete: showing an enough while not deep knowledge of the material covered during the course. In addition, the students are expected to learn the relevant terminology.
Sufficient: Ability to show a minimal understanding of the subjects covered still along the use of the relevant terminology.

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The course introduces the students to the economic analysis of migration with a specific focus on the impact on the labor market of both origin and destination countries.
The learning objectives of the class are the following ones:
(1) Knowledge and understanding of: ability to find the relevant features of economic- and finance- problem with the ability to identify the right solution method both in theory and in practice
(2) Ability of understanding and explain economics problems using the economic methodology economics with a specific focus on the effect that migration triggers on the labour market of both origin and destination countries
(4) Communication ability: ability to interact with others and to present results by using appropriate technical language as well as relying on a scientific approach.
(5) Learning skills: development of the analytical skills, interpretation, critical thinking and communication skills that will be useful in a more advanced phase of the education process.

Contents

The program of the course is split in three main parts.
First Part of the course: Migration inflows and lmpact on the Labor Market at destination.
We introduce the students to the methods employed in economic to assess the effects of migration inflows on both origin and destination countries. We present the descriptive statistic concerning migration inflows. We introduce the student to the derivation of the Immigration Surplus
.

Second Part of the Course: Liberalization, demand side, Brain Drain.
We introduce the students to how evaluate the economic impacts of specific policy changes using as an example the impact that easing borders would have on both origin and destination countries. We introduce the students to the Dixit Stilitz model as to highlight the role that migration inflows would have on the economics through the demand side. We introduce the student to the concept of brain drain with a specific focus on its impact on developing economies.
Third Part of the course Selection and empirical findings on the labor markets of migration inflows:
We introduce the students to the Roy-Borjas model to understands the characteristics in terms, in terms of skills, of migrants. We introduce the students to the empirical literature on the labor effects of migration with a particular aim to describe the identification strategies employed

Recommended Bibliography

Borjas, G., Immigration Economics, 2014. Harvard University Press
Bodvarsson, B. and Van de Berg, The Economics of Immigration: Theory and Policy 2013. Springer

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Frontal lectures supported using slides and blackboard. Tutorial and practical resolution of the problems covered in the lectures will be made through interactive lectures in the computer science room.
The teaching material is made available to the students at the end of each week of lesson on the page of the Moodle platform of the Department dedicated to teaching.

Contacts/More Information

Additional Information:
1) Availability to provide a tutoring service (eg student reception, explanations in the classroom) also in English for Erasmus students or in international mobility.
2) Availability to provide educational material and bibliographic references also in English to Erasmus students.
3) Availability to have the exams also held in English.
Contact: email: mdelogu@uniss.it telefono: (+39) 079 213511
Teacher receives through the telematic platform TEAMS. When the restictions imposed by the COVID 19 platform will be eased it woul be possible to have a meeting my office, F7 (Via Muroni 23/B, 07100 Sassari). Teacher is available Tuesday at 4pm. The tutoring can be also scheduled via email at a different day/time. Whether the students find it useful, the teacher is available also in English or in French.

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