Economics of Migration

This course covers the incentives for and implications of individual and household mobility from an economic perspective, deriving and discussing consequences at both the national and the global level. Special attention is paid to the existence, size and distribution of the gains from immigration to redistributive welfare states. Additional topics include illegal migration as well as the international mobility of the highly skilled.

Teaching methods

Lectures (L) and Tutorials (T). We plan a hybrid format with class room teaching being
recorded and provided in Videocampus Sachsen. If our tests prove this to be too
unreliable, the course will be conducted either purely in presence or online only, pending
on whether the number of participants is below or above maximum room capacity.
Further information will be provided before the first lecture.

Prof. Dr. Alexander Kemnitz (L)
Marius Kröper, M.Sc. (T)

see Syllabus

MA-WW-VWL-2702, D-WW-WIWI-2702, MA-IB-GPOE-IW: written exam, 90 minutes

Examination is offered in both winter semester 2021 and summer semester 2022.

Comprehensive introductory texts and data:

Bodvarsson, Ö.B. & H. van den Berg (2013): The Economics of Immigration: Theory and Evidence, 2^nd edition, Springer

Borjas, G. (2015): Immigration Economics, Harvard University Press

OECD (2020): International Migration Outlook 2020, OECD Publishing

Lecture slides (including detailed references) will be provided gradually on the OPAL-site of this course:

Access requires login to OPAL via your TU Dresden account and registration on the course site.

see OPAL