persistent earning losses, we find that the welfare gains from the insurance against job displacement afforded by severance pay …

This paper studies the effect of capital controls on misallocation and welfare in an economy with financial constraints … more for this group of firms, and for young firms that are still trying to reach their optimal scale. In terms of welfare …, the model predicts a sizable aggregate loss of 2.39 percent when capital controls are introduced, with welfare decreasing …

the welfare implications of countries' choices. It turns out that a county with a higher degree of production … complementarity and a higher level of tolerance towards immigrants would allow a larger immigration quota and achieve a higher welfare … level. Our results call for coordinated and harmonised immigration policies that may improve the welfare of both countries. …