Cultural Baggage: Do Immigrants Import Corruption?

Pavlik, Jamie Bologna; Padilla, Estefania Lujan; Powell, Benjamin

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“…Borjas (2015) argues that migration of labor, unlike capital, affects institutions that govern economic activity, a fact often ignored by classic economic arguments for free migration (Clemens, 2011;Kennan, 2017). A growing empirical literature addresses this argument and finds no evidence to support Borjas' concerns (Ager & Brueckner, 2018;Bologna Pavlik et al, 2019;Cachanosky et al, 2021;Clark et al, 2015;Clemens & Pritchett, 2019;Nowrasteh & Powell, 2020;Padilla & Cachanosky, 2018, 2020Powell et al, 2017;Tuszynski & Stansel, 2020;Yao et al, 2021). 6 Finally, this article contributes to the understanding of the effects of the Mariel Boatlift, an immigration event that has received considerable attention especially from economists estimating the labor market effects of immigration (Borjas, 2017;Borjas & Monras, 2017;Card, 1990;Clemens & Hunt, 2019;Peri & Yasenov, 2019).…”

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Are economic arguments against immigration missing the boat? The fiscal effects of the Mariel Boatlift

Yao

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Williamson

2022

Southern Economic Journal

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Opponents of migration argue that natives bear the fiscal costs of immigration. Estimates suggest the longrun fiscal effect of immigration for local governments is negative, largely due to the costs of educating immigrant children. We test whether migration affects local government fiscal outcomes using a synthetic control method and the 1980 Mariel Boatlift as a natural experiment. We find no effect of the mass influx of migrants to Miami on various fiscal outcome measures, suggesting concerns over the fiscal effects of immigration are "missing the boat."

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Are economic arguments against immigration missing the boat? The fiscal effects of the Mariel Boatlift

Yao

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Williamson

2022

Southern Economic Journal

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Diversity, Institutions, and Economic Outcomes: Post-WWII Displacement in Poland

Charnysh

2019

Am Polit Sci Rev

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How does an increase in cultural diversity affect state–society interactions? Do institutional differences between heterogeneous and homogeneous communities influence economic activity? I argue that heterogeneity not only impedes informal cooperation but also increases demand for third-party enforcement provided by the state. Over time, the greater willingness of heterogeneous communities to engage with state institutions facilitates the accumulation of state capacity and, in common-interest states, promotes private economic activity. I test this argument using original data on post-WWII population transfers in Poland. I find that homogeneous migrant communities were initially more successful in providing local public goods through informal enforcement, while heterogeneous migrant communities relied on the state for the provision of public goods. Economically similar during state socialism, heterogeneous communities collected higher tax revenues and registered higher incomes and entrepreneurship rates following the transition to the market. These findings challenge the predominant view of diversity as harmful to economic development.

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Cultural Baggage: Do Immigrants Import Corruption?

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Are economic arguments against immigration missing the boat? The fiscal effects of the Mariel Boatlift

Are economic arguments against immigration missing the boat? The fiscal effects of the Mariel Boatlift

Diversity, Institutions, and Economic Outcomes: Post-WWII Displacement in Poland

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