(Figure: Wages in Home and Foreign) Which of the following is NOT a potential cost that might offset some of the gains from migration determined above?
A) moving costs
B) higher living costs
C) payments to agents to arrange migration (such as traffickers who arrange illegal migration or lawyers who arrange legal migration)
D) remittances made by migrants to their families at home

Question

(Figure: Wages in Home and Foreign) Which of the following is NOT a potential cost that might offset some of the gains from migration determined above? 
A) moving costs 
B) higher living costs 
C) payments to agents to arrange migration (such as traffickers who arrange illegal migration or lawyers who arrange legal migration) 
D) remittances made by migrants to their families at home

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Remittances made by migrants to their families at home are not a cost that would offset the gains from migration. In fact, remittances can be a benefit to the home country's economy as they bring in additional funds. Moving costs, higher living costs, and payments to agents are all potential costs associated with migration that could offset some of the gains.

(Figure: Wages in Home and Foreign) Which of the Following