| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration Economics | IGI122 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Selçuk KOÇ
Associate Prof. Dr. Gülten DURSUN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Hanife BIDIRDI
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Students will be able to evaluate the themes emerging from research on migration economics
2) Students will be able to evaluate the implications of the findings from migration research for policy promoting social and economic development.
3) Students will be able to apply relevant statistical models to cross-sectional and time series data that measure political and economic development of the migration economy.
4) Students will be able to interpret the technical content of migration economics studies published in leading migration economics and development economics journals.
5) Students will be able to explain how findings in migration economics relate to the broader framework of migration studies.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||
| 1 | High | High | High | |
| 2 | High | High | High | |
| 3 | High | High | High | |
| 4 | High | High | High | |
| 5 | High | High | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Development Economics
Course Contents
The economic determinants and consequences of immigration, the impact of the flows on the labor markets of both receiving and sending countries, and the calculation of the economic benefits from immigration.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction, Introductory material2) Current trends in global migration mobility
3) Theoretical Approaches on International Migration
4) Economic assimilation: What types of jobs do immigrants work for in the receiving countries?
5) Migrant selection: who migrates and why?
6) Immigration and the labor market
7) The impact of immigration on economic growth
8) Mid-term exam
9) The impact of migration on the sending countries
10) Migration policy and the political economy of migration
11) Social mobility: The children of immigrants
12) Frontiers in migration research
13) Internal migration mobility in Turkey
14) Turkey’s migrant crisis
15) Class presentation of student projects
16) Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Küreselleşme Çağında Göç, Kavramlar, Tartışmalar, İletişim Yay
2- The Economics of Immigration Theory and Policy, Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg, 2013,Springer
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Group Study
6) Brain Storming
7) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
50% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
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Total | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required