Migration & Development
3.0
creditsAverage Course Rating
This course focuses on the relationship between international migration and development. The course first introduces theories of international migration, immigrant integration, and international development. Building on this foundation, we then examine how immigrants interact with their homeland and how sending country governments tap their diaspora to improve development outcomes. Cross-listed with International Studies (CP, IR). Fulfills Economics requirement for IS GSCD track students only.
Spring 2013
Professor: Rina Agarwala, Lingxin Hao
The best aspects of this course included the engaging lectures and the intriguing material that has not been explored much in the field of research. Some students felt the instructors repeated lectures. One suggestion was to focus more on how the two components of the course – Migration, Development – 262correspond with one another. Another suggestion included requiring a certain degree of student participation in discussions. Prospective students should know that former pupils found the course content intriguing, but felt the workload was also very demanding.