3.5c Costs and Benefits of migration

Question 1

State the economic benefits to the source country of migration

Answer 1

• remittance reciveed invested in local business/house repairs/medical care
• Less unemployment as people have moved elsewhere
• Wages rise as fewer workers available

Question 2

State the social benefits to the source country of migration

Answer 2

• New job opportunities, particularly for women as large numbers of men migrate
• Housing/hospitals/schools less overcrowded so house prices may
  fall.

Question 3

State the social costs to the source country of migration

Answer 3

• Loss of culture / community
• Families divided so impacts on mental health/child care
• Young migrants move leaving a falling / ageing population which increases dependency ratio.

Question 4

State the economic costs to the source country of migration

Answer 4

• Loss of skilled workers (‘brain drain’) e.g. Doctors / teachers / those with initiative / ideas
• loss of tax revenue so reduced government spending
• Loss of population to sustain local services such as transport / shops

Question 5

Define diaspora

Answer 5

spread of people or culutre from one country or region around the world