This paper develops a model to analyze the effects of immigration by skill on the outcome of a majority vote among … goods (transfers) and on non-rival goods (public goods). I find that the effect of immigration on public spending depends on …

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 …

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

choice model where corruption and redistribution are treated as substitutes in the political strategy space. Our paper is …