The ESRC Centre for Population Change will run its first short course which aims to present a detailed picture of international migration today and to give an understanding of the forces behind the patterns of its evolution. We will analyse, both theoretically and empirically, the interaction between international migration and other aspects of globalisation, for example trade, FDI, the diffusion of technology and of culture, as well as the way international migration affects the home and host economies.
International migration is a key aspect of globalisation. While migrants represent about three per cent of the world’s population, a relatively stable figure, immigrants now represent nearly ten per cent of the population of OECD countries, a twofold increase in just a couple of decades. Another interesting pattern of international migration is that it is increasingly of the ‘brain drain’ type. Led by course leader, Professor Hillel Rapoport, visiting from the Paris School of Economics, this course will focus on issues in international and growth/development economics and will discuss recent immigration policy proposals.
This course is designed for PhD students and practitioners with knowledge of the subject area. The course will be held at the University Highfield Campus, between 12 – 16 May 2014. Contact hours are anticipated to be five hours per day. It is supported by the University of Southampton’s ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC).’
For further information and to register, please visit: http://www.cpc.ac.uk/events/?action=story&id=284