My Account Log in

3 options

Migration and the welfare state : political-economy policy formation / Assaf Razin, Efraim Sadka, and Benjarong Suwankiri.

EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online

View online

EBSCOhost eBook Community College Collection Available online

View online

Ebook Central Academic Complete Available online

View online
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Razin, Assaf.
Contributor:
Sadka, Efraim.
Suwankiri, Benjarong.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.
Emigration and immigration.
Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.
Welfare state.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (181 p.)
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2011.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This title presents a unified formal framework for studying how social benefits-immigration conflicts are resolved in a range of policy regimes.
Contents:
Issues and scope
Key implications of the generosity of the welfare state for the skill composition of migration
Implications of the skill composition of migration for the generosity of the welfare state
The joint determination of the generosity of the welfare state and migration
Migration and inter-generational distribution policy
Elements of strategic voting with multiple groups
Migration and inter- and intra-generational distribution policy
Is the net fiscal burden a good measure of the gains from immigration?
The generosity of the welfare state : fiscal competition
Epilogue.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-164) and index.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
1-283-25867-6
9786613258670
0-262-29837-6
OCLC:
754793923

The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.

My Account

Shelf Request an item Bookmarks Fines and fees Settings

Guides

Using the Library Catalog Using Articles+ Library Account