We examine the effect of immigration on public spending from a theoretical (political economic) and an empirical … immigration increases or decreases public spending primarily depends on native’s preferences for private versus public good … spending. We empirically test our theoretical hypotheses, the 'fiscal effect' and the 'anti-social effect' of immigration using …

We examine the effect of immigration on public spending from a theoretical (political economic) and an empirical … immigration increases or decreases public spending primarily depends on native's preferences for private versus public good … spending. We empirically test our theoretical hypotheses, the 'fiscal effect' and the 'anti-social effect' of immigration using …

We examine the relation between low-skilled and high-skilled immigration and public spending from a theoretical and an … that high-skilled immigration can have a negative effect on public spending only in the presence of an anti-social effect …. We test our theoretical hypotheses, the 'income effect' and the 'anti-social effect' of immigration, and a 'welfare …

private good consumption of the poor. In this context, allowing a small amount of redistribution from the rich to the poor may …