GEOG 2210 Lecture Notes - Aka People
Document Summary
The immigration market the economics of migration sorts people over borders (in terms of the labour market) People have the choice to go to other places to live and work; they make the choice to move and migrate elsewhere given that those places can provide them a better life (financial focus is in this paper) Constraints include wealth and legalities/policies that the receiving country implements these policies generate a variation in migration costs depending on each migrant. Host countries compete for talent (think about singaporean cosmopolitanism and the push to attract foreign talent as a way to secure a spot in the world"s economy) Host countries can make it easy or hard for people to immigrate! Similarly, host countries can regulate the departure of their residents. Some countries impose fines on people who try to leave d: Neo-classical theory: assumes that people are motivated by financial utility and well-being (constraints include wealth and resources as well as policies)
