lecture 1 - main trends in international migration

Question 1

define migration stocks

Answer 1

foreign-born population from origin country i in destination country j

Question 2

define foreign nationals

Answer 2

citizens of country i residing in country j

Question 3

define migration background

german definition, 3 ways to identify

Answer 3

1) foreign citizens
2) foreign-born individuals
3) german-born individuals who have at least one foreign-born parent

Question 4

equation of migration stock

Answer 4

Mst(t+1)=Mst(t)+in(t)-out(t)+b(t)-d(t)

Question 5

what does OECD mean?

Answer 5

Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development

Question 6

what statement can you make abt the absolute number of migrants?

2

Answer 6

1) absolute number worldwide has increased significantly between 90’s and ‘24
2) high-income countries host by far the largest share of migrants

Question 7

what statement can u make abt the share of migrants in the population?

2

Answer 7

1) in high-income countries the migrant share of the total population has grown substantially
2) in low-income countries the migrant share of the population has remained relatively stable and low

Question 8

equation of net migration rate

Answer 8

migration rate = popgrowth - natural pop growth rate

natural growth rate = birth-death rate

Question 9

what are te changes in the direction of migration flows?

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Answer 9

1) moving awa from intra-continental and neigboring continental-flows towards higher diversity of flows
2) higher long-distnace migration flows

Question 10

how is the skill content of migration stocks and who are the main winners?

Answer 10

net gain of high-income countries while monotonic increase in net loss of high skilled individuals with declining country income level.
Main winners are the Gulf countries and countries with highly selective immigration policies (Australia, Canada, NZ), followed by the US