SOCI 212 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Immigration, Control Risks, Relative Deprivation
10 Oct 2018
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International migration is caused by geographic differences in the supply and demand for labour. Migration will not happen if there are no wage differences. Highly skilled workers will have different migration patters v. low skilled workers. Workers are influenced by the labour market. The government controls migration in sending and receiving countries. Individual rational actors decide to migrate because a cost- benefit calculation leads them to expect a positive net return. Human capital characteristics increase the rate of remuneration of employment at destination. Individual characteristics, social conditions, technologies, decrease migration costs and increase net returns. Households control risks to their economic well being by diversifying allocation of resources (family labour) Relative deprivation: send workers abroad to increase income relative to other households. Movement does not necessarily stop when wage differences are eliminated. Government has insurance programs that affect incentives for migration.
