Class Meet |
Module |
Topic |
Required Reading and BS Quizzes |
Perusall and other Assignments |
| Sept 8 |
1 |
Introduction to Migration |
Look at Slides for Intro to Migration |
Start annotating “Central America’s Forgotten History” Parts I and III. |
| Sept 14 |
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Finish Reading Aviva Chomsky, “Central America’s Forgotten History” Part I |
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| Sept 15 |
2 |
Introduction to the Financial System |
Look at Slides for Intro to Financial System |
Last date for annotating “Central America’s Forgotten History”Part I for credit. |
| Sept 21 |
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Quizzes 1 and 2
Watch Io Capitano
Finish Reading Aviva Chomsky, “Central America’s Forgotten History” Part III
Finish Reading Jason De Leon, "The Land of Open Graves," University of California Press, 2015. |
Last date for annotating “Central America’s Forgotten History”Part III for credit.
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| Sept 22 |
3 |
The Roots of Migration:
History of US involvement in Central America and the roots of migration |
Look at Slides to Roots of Migration: Central America
Discuss Aviva Chomsky, “Central America’s Forgotten History” Parts I and III |
Start Annotating
Campana, P., Gelsthorpe, L. Choosing a Smuggler: Decision-making Amongst Migrants Smuggled to Europe. Eur J Crim Policy Res 27, 5–21 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-020-09459-y |
4 |
Journeys |
Discuss Jason De Leon, "The Land of Open Graves," University of California Press, 2015.
Discuss the Movie: Io Capitan! |
| Sept 28 |
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Quiz 3 |
Last Day for Annotating Campana et al. |
| Sept. 29 |
4 |
Journeys
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Discuss Jason DeLeon
Discuss Io Capitan!
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Start Annotating
Alowais, Abdelaziz Abdalla and Abubakr Suliman. 2025. “Debt Before Departure: The Role of Informal Credit in Trapping Migrant Workers,” Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(8), p. 465; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14080465 |
| 5 |
Transit Finance |
Discuss Campana, P., Gelsthorpe, L. Choosing a Smuggler: Decision-making Amongst Migrants Smuggled to Europe. Eur J Crim Policy Res 27, 5–21 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-020-09459-y |
| Oct 5 |
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Quiz 4 |
Last Day for Annotating Alowais et al. |
| Oct. 6 |
5 |
Transit Finance |
Slides
Discuss Alowais, Abdelaziz Abdalla and Abubakr Suliman. 2025. “Debt Before Departure: The Role of Informal Credit in Trapping Migrant Workers,” Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(8), p. 465; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14080465 |
Migrant Journeys Report Due
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6 |
Capital Budgeting: A Tool to Evaluate the Migration Decision |
Slides |
Start Annotating
Adhikari, Jagannath. 2020. “Restructuring of Nepal’s economy, agrarian change, and livelihood outcomes: the role of migration and remittances,” in S. Irudaya Rajan(ed.) South Asia Migration Report 2020: Exploitation, Entrepreneurship and Engagement, Chapter 9, Routledge Press, 2020, p. 230-260. |
| Oct 12 |
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Quiz 5 |
Last Day for Annotating Adhikari et al. |
| Oct. 13 |
7 |
Home Country Impacts: Remittances |
Discuss Adhikari, Jagannath. 2020. “Restructuring of Nepal’s economy, agrarian change, and livelihood outcomes: the role of migration and remittances,” in S. Irudaya Rajan(ed.) South Asia Migration Report 2020: Exploitation, Entrepreneurship and Engagement, Chapter 9, Routledge Press, 2020, p. 230-260. |
Start Annotating
Mohammad Mizanur Rahman. 2020. “Migrant businesses in Saudi Arabia: towards an economic sociology of Gulf migration,” in S. Irudaya Rajan(ed.) South Asia Migration Report 2020: Exploitation, Entrepreneurship and Engagement, Chapter 6, Routledge Press, 2020, pp. 160-186. |
| Oct 20 |
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Diwali |
No Class |
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| Oct. 27 |
8 |
Home Country Impacts: Debt |
Slides
Capital Budgeting Project Final Report and presentations: Evaluation of the Migration Decision |
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| Nov. 3 |
9 |
The Roots of Migration:
History of migration from West Africa to Europe |
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| Nov. 10 |
9 |
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Quiz 10
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Immigration decision presentation
Journeys Report Presentation |
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| Nov. 17 |
10 |
The Roots of Migration:
History of migration from South Asia to West Asia |
Quiz 6
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Start Annotating
Mayda, Anna Maria; Giovanni Peri. 2018. ”The Political Impact of Immigration: Evidence from the United States,” Research Briefs in Economic Policy, no. 130, Cato Institute, Sept. 12 |
| Nov 23 |
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Last Day for Annotating Rahman et al |
| Nov. 24 |
11 |
Financial Lives in Host Countries |
Discuss Mohammad Mizanur Rahman. 2020. “Migrant businesses in Saudi Arabia: towards an economic sociology of Gulf migration,” in S. Irudaya Rajan(ed.) South Asia Migration Report 2020: Exploitation, Entrepreneurship and Engagement, Chapter 6, Routledge Press, 2020, pp. 160-186. |
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| Nov 30 |
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Last Day for Annotating Mayda et al. |
| Dec. 1 |
12 |
The Migration Industry and its Political Economy |
Discuss Mayda, Anna Maria; Giovanni Peri. 2018. ”The Political Impact of Immigration: Evidence from the United States,” Research Briefs in Economic Policy, no. 130, Cato Institute, Sept. 12 |
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| Dec. 8 |
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Presentations |
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| Dec. 15 |
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Presentations/Final Exam |
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