margin. The skill distribution is continuous, and, for each skill level, the distribution of migration cost is also … migration is decreasing in the skill level. When the semi-elasticity of migration is increasing in the skill level, either … negative. Numerical simulations are calibrated using plausible values of the semi-elasticity of migration for top income …

This study investigates whether migrants, once they have decided to move to Switzerland, prefer to settle in … indicate that income taxes are a significant pull factor for international migration decisions. The same is true with respect … to intra-national migration. However, dominance analysis suggests that the relative impact of taxes compared to other …

micro data on internal migrants from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) 2000–2006 and merge this information with a … distance-related migration costs cannot explain the lower distance sensitivity of educated and risk-loving individuals. …

paper documents the demographic and fiscal importance of international migration, especially in aging societies, reviews the …

This paper analyzes the impact of migration on destination-country corruption levels. Capitalizing on a comprehensive … find that while general migration has an insignificant effect on the destination country’s corruption level, immigration … understanding of the socio-economic implications associated with migration flows. …

migration and public investment in infrastructure and education. Accumulation and creation of new ideas and technologies as well … as migration are at the core of differential regional growth. In this framework, we assess the effectiveness of …

, countries compete in taxes for migrants. With asymmetric preferences, migration competition takes place in income support levels …The paper provides an equilibrium analysis of how countries compete for migrants. The type of competition (tax or … results are relevant, e.g., for federal policies that tackle inefficient migration competition and for evaluating whether a …