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The fiscal consequences of immigration: A study of local governments' expenditures

Virén, Matti E. E. - 2022

In this paper we examine how Finnish municipalities' expenditures depend on the share of citizens with foreign background out of the total population. Empirical analyses make use of Finnish panel data from 295 municipalities and 202 migrant nationalities for the period 1987- 2018. It turns out...

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Income taxes, property values and migration

Glazer, Amihai; Kanniainen, Vesa; Poutvaara, Panu - 2005

that a utilitarian government never equalizes after-tax incomes, even when it can impose group-specific lump-sum taxes. If … by absentee landlords. The redistributive tax on the rich may be higher or lower when the rich can migrate than when they …

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Immigration and Redistribution

Elsner, Benjamin; Concannon, Jeff - 2020

welcome more immigrants. On theoretical grounds, the relationship between immigration and support for redistribution is … ambiguous. Immigration may increase ethnic diversity, which may reduce the support for redistribution. On the other hand …, natives may demand more redistribution as an insurance against labour market risks brought by immigration. In this chapter, we …

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Human Capital Mobility: Implications for Efficiency, Income Distribution, and Policy

Wildasin, David - 2014

Mobility of highly-skilled workers affects and is affected by labor market conditions, taxes, and other policies. This paper documents the demographic and fiscal importance of international migration, especially in aging societies, reviews the efficiency and distributional effects of mobility,...

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How Does It Feel to Be Part of the Minority? Impacts of Perspective-Taking on Prosocial Behaviors

Chatruc, Marisol Rodríguez; Rozo, Sandra V. - 2021

Can online experiences that illustrate the perspective of the everyday life of a minority group improve behaviors of the dominant towards the minority group? We explore the case of natives and refugees by randomly assigning 850 natives to: i) an online game that immerses natives in the life...

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