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Israel’s Immigration Story : Winners and Losers
Razin, Assaf - 2018
The exodus of Soviet Jews to Israel in the 1990s was a unique event. The immigration wave was distinctive for its large … high skilled cohort, and its quick integration into the domestic labor market. Immigration also changed the entire economic … Union within a short time, is also relevant for the current debate about winners and losers from immigration. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453431
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Migration-Regime Liberalization and Social Security : Political-Economy Effect
Razin, Assaf - 2009
which the social security system influences the young decisive voter's attitudes in favor of a more liberal immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463636
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The Skill Composition of Migration and the Generosity of the Welfare State
Cohen, Alon - 2009
Skilled migrants typically contribute to the welfare state more than they draw in benefits from it. The opposite holds for unskilled migrants. This suggests that a host country is likely to boost (respectively, curtail) its welfare system when absorbing high-skill (respectively, low-skill)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463909
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The Skill Composition of Immigrants and the Generosity of the Welfare State : Free vs. Policy-Controlled Migration
Cohen, Alon - 2008
The paper analyzes the effect of the generosity of the welfare state on the skill composition of immigrants. We develop a parsimonious model in which the effect of an increase in the generosity (and taxes) of the welfare state on the skill composition of immigrants under free migration is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464188
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The Political-Economy Positive Role of the Social Security System in Sustaining Immigration (But Not Vice Versa)
Sand, Edith - 2007
always immigration helps sustain the social security …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465048
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Migration and Welfare State : Why is America Different from Europe?
Razin, Assaf - 2014
Over the years, there emerged two key policy differences between Europe and America, both welfare and migration-states. The former has more generous welfare state and more liberal migration policies than the latter. In this paper we attempt to provide a political-economy explanation for these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012458218
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Migration into the Welfare State : Tax and Migration Competition
Razin, Assaf - 2013
This paper provides overview of recent work on migration and welfare state tax policies: 1. I survey the literature on the tax burden of migration. 2. I empirically identify the differential effect of the generosity of the welfare state on the skill composition of immigrants across the two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459315
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Israel's Immigration Story : Globalization Lessons
Razin, Assaf - 2017
relevant for the current debate about migration and globalization. The immigration wave was distinctive for its large high … ranked at the top of intergenerational upward mobility. Immigration also changed the entire economic landscape: it raised …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012455471
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Israel and the 1990-2015 Global Developments : Riding with the Global Flows and Weathering the Storms
Razin, Assaf - 2016
include: (1) The collapse of the Soviet Union and the massive immigration to Israel which followed; (2) The Great Moderation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456112
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How Migration Can Change Income Inequality?
Razin, Assaf - 2016
Motivated by the unique experience of Israel of a supply-side shock of skilled migration, and the concurrent rise in disposable income inequality, this paper develops a model which can explain the mechanism through which a supply-side shock of skilled migration can reshape the political-economy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456484