International migration is a key aspect of globalization. While migrants represent about 3 percent of the world population, a relatively stable figure, immigrants now represent nearly 10 percent of the population of OECD countries, a twofold increase in just a couple of decades. Media attention and the public discourse increasingly focus on South-North migration, low-skilled migrants and refugees, as well as social integration issues, either linked to poverty or cultural factors. And yet migration also takes place between rich countries, and increasingly involves highly educated individuals, whose economic impact on destination countries is largely positive.
The aim of the course is to present a broad picture of international migration in recent history and a detailed picture of its recent trends, as well as to introduce the analytical and empirical tools that are necessary to evaluate its impact on the host countries. Economic models will be kept at the simplest level possible.- Enseignant: Francesco Lissoni
- Enseignant: Eric Dubesset
- Enseignant: Abel Martinez Marron