ECON 4240

Economics of Immigration

Course Description

Prerequisites

are Econ 3010 and Econ 3720 (or equivalents), since the course will heavily use theory from intermediate micro and will do close readings of empirical studies

Disciplines

Social & Economic Systems

This course offers an introduction to the economics of immigration, with an emphasis on the effects of immigrants on receiving countries, including effects on workers, crime, inequality, and fiscal effects. The prerequisites are Econ 3010 and Econ 3720 (or equivalents), since the course will heavily use theory from intermediate micro and will do close readings of empirical studies.