This paper introduces a politico-economic model with a welfare state and immigration. In this model, policies on taxes … and immigration are determined through a plurality voting system. While many studies of fiscal implications of immigration … argue that relaxing immigration policies can substitute for tax reforms in an aging economy, I show that the democratic …

, the aim is to derive implications pertaining to the direction of Korea’s immigration policy as a response to fiscal … lifetime fiscal contribution for all immigrants in Korea is negative. This implies that immigration policy reforms that … Korea’s fiscal problems. This finding suggests that immigration policy reform may exacerbate Korea’s fiscal soundness if it …

, the aim is to derive implications pertaining to the direction of Korea’s immigration policy as a response to fiscal … lifetime fiscal contribution for all immigrants in Korea is negative. This implies that immigration policy reforms that … Korea’s fiscal problems. This finding suggests that immigration policy reform may exacerbate Korea’s fiscal soundness if it …

immigrants from different countries and arriving under different immigration policy regimes vary in their probability of over …-qualification. The results suggest that both country of origin (sending factor) and immigration policy (selecting factor) matter and that …

In this paper I share my thoughts on immigration policy. As a social scientist it is appropriate to assess the … consequences, the costs and benefits, of alternative immigration policies. The policies that a country adopts regarding immigration … research. What follows is a non-technical discussion of what I see as some of the key issues regarding immigration policies …

Restricting immigration to young and skilled immigrants using a point system, as in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand …