Section outline

  • Migration and Urbanization; Measurement of segregation

    Migration and Health- Emily Trelevean

    • Theories of migration (neoclassical, segmented labor markets, family economics, cumulative causation)
    • Measurement of migration

    Nadia Follow-up: Urban demography

    • Definitions, trends and measures of urban-ness
    • Health in cities: urban penalty or advantage?

    Lecture (Access restricted to registered students):  Zoom URL


    • Lecture Slides:

    • Lecture (access restricted to registered students): Zoom URL

    • Discussion on reading for week 8 (Due 5pm on Nov 9) Forum

    • Required Reading:

      1. Hummer, Robert A., Daniel A. Powers, Starling G. Pullum, Ginger L. Grossman and W. Parker Frisbie.  2007.  “Paradox Found (Again):  Infant Mortality Among the Mexican-Origin Population in the United States.”  Demography 44(3):441-457.
      2. Ro and Fleischer. 2014. “Changes in health selection of obesity among Mexican immigrants: A binational examination” Social Science & Medicine 123 (2014)
      3. Montgomery Mark R. and Paul C. Hewett 2005. “Urban Poverty and Health in Developing Countries: Household and Neighborhood Effects” Demography Vol. 42, No. 3 (Aug., 2005), pp. 397-425



    • HUMMER, 2007 File
    • MONTGOMERY 2005 File
    • Ro 2014 File
    • Lecture Video Nov 10th Media Resource
    • Slides from Nov 10+17 File