Chapter 12: Immigration and International Trade of Labour
0.0(0)
Studied by 2 people
View linked note
Call Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt PlayCard Sorting
1/7
Last updated 1:22 PM on 11/19/22
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced | Call with Kai |
|---|
No analytics yet
Send a link to your students to track their progress
8 Terms
1
New cards
Remittances
________ are transfers of money to home countries by workers who have emigrated.
2
New cards
High skill immigrants
________ make up large portions of the information technology, engineering, scientific research, and health care industries.
3
New cards
Producer surplus
________ is the net benefit that sellers earn from selling a good or service.
4
New cards
Immigration
________ causes an increase in the supply of labor in the host country.
5
New cards
Nonmonetary costs and benefits of moving include
changes in the distance from family and friends, changes in recreation and leisure opportunities, as well as language.
6
New cards
Immigrants produce benefits for host countries in the form of
increased output, tax revenues, and participation in the political process.
7
New cards
Outsourcing
occurs when someone hires another person or firm to produce a good or service.
8
New cards
Offshoring
is the movement of a firm's production from one country to another.
Flashcards (25)