SOCIOL 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Byrsonima Crassifolia, Capital Accumulation
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Core assumption: sedentary (unusual, push-pull factors) or mobile animal (normal, pull will trigger migration) barring severe reduction costs. Why are the people in this class more willing to move internationally than the pull. People in this room are of international background. Make america great again seeing us as being the destination. Migration caused by geographic differences in supply and demand for labor. Wages are low where capital is scarce relative to labor. Wages are high where capital is abundant relevant to labor. Does not explain start or end of migrations. Migrations aren"t triggered when gap is very large. How do we explain this? initial deterrents: migration is costly (the poor don"t move) the biggest potential gainers aren"t moving seeing that poverty is a constraint on migration. Migration as an investment (long-term bene ts v. long-term costs) Bene ts: long-term earning power in home versus host society unemployment or underemployment in home.
