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Immigration and Preferences for Redistribution in Europe
Alesina, Alberto - 2019
We examine the relationship between immigration and attitudes toward redistribution using a newly assembled data set of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479516
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The Aging Population and the Size of the Welfare State
Razin, Assaf - 2001
Data for the United States and countries in Western Europe indicate a negative correlation between the dependency ratio and labor tax rates and the generosity of social transfers, after controlling for other factors that influence the size of the welfare state. This is despite the increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470315
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Welfare Migration : Is the Net Fiscal Burden a Good Measure of Its Economic Impact on the Welfare of the Native Born Population?
Razin, Assaf - 2004
Migration of young workers (as distinct from retirees), even when driven in by the generosity of the welfare state, slows down the trend of increasing dependency ratio. But, even though low-skill migration improves the dependency ratio, it nevertheless burdens the welfare state. Recent studies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012468008
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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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Immigration and the Welfare State : Immigrant Participation in Means- Tested Entitlement Programs
Borjas, George J. - 1995
This paper documents the extent to which immigrants participate in the many programs that make up the welfare state. The immigrant- native difference in the probability of receiving cash benefits is small, but the gap widens once other programs are included in the analysis: 21 percent of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473495
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The Skill Composition of Migration and the Generosity of the Welfare State
Cohen, Alon - 2009
-economic setup. We then confront the prediction of the theory with evidence. In doing so, we reckon with an endogeneity problem that …
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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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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Immigration, Search, and Redistribution : A Quantitative Assessment of Native Welfare
Battisti, Michele - 2014
We study the effects of immigration on native welfare in a general equilibrium model featuring two skill types, search … studied, immigration attenuates the effects of search frictions. These gains tend to outweigh the welfare costs of … redistribution. Immigration has increased native welfare in almost all countries. Both high-skilled and low-skilled natives benefit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012458533
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Demographic Fluctuations, Generational Welfare and Intergenerational Transfers
Young, Alwyn - 2001
This paper extends the Ramsey model's normative analysis to issues of generational welfare and intergenerational transfers. A planner, who maximizes the discounted welfare of an endless stream of generations, is intrinsically biased against larger cohorts, which are more costly to provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470188