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Migration: A theoretical comparison on countries’ welfare
Zanaj, Skerdilajda
2019In International Journal of Economic Theory
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Keywords :
migration, public good, income tax, labor market rigidities.
Abstract :
[en] We compare the effects of migration on the production of public goods, income taxes, and on the <br />welfare of residents in the sending and in the receiving country. Migration is driven by income <br />di¤erences between countries. Alternative wage adjustment scenarios are considered: fully <br />flexible wages; upward rigidity, and unemployment. We show that in all scenarios, emigration <br />is welfare detrimental for the origin country. Migration is welfare improving for the destination <br />country in presence of flexible wages and upward rigidity, but it has detrimental effects in <br />presence of unemployment.
Disciplines :
Economic systems & public economics
Author, co-author :
Zanaj, Skerdilajda  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Center for Research in Economic Analysis (CREA)
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Migration: A theoretical comparison on countries’ welfare
Publication date :
18 December 2019
Journal title :
International Journal of Economic Theory
ISSN :
1742-7363
Publisher :
Blackwell, Oxford, United Kingdom
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Focus Area :
Sustainable Development
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