The Effect of Immigration on Public Finances

Preston, Ian

doi:10.1111/ecoj.12180

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“…The characteristics and preferences of a country's citizens determine its public budget constraint via tax rates corresponding to different levels of terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316636404.005 government spending (Preston, 2014). Immigration may also impact public finances of the host country by increasing a country's workforce and changing the age composition of the population.…”

Section: The Fiscal Effect Of Immigrationmentioning

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Population, Migration, Ageing and Health: A Survey

Dustmann¹,

Facchini²,

Signorotto³

2017

Economics Without Borders

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We review the literature on recent demographic changes in Europe, focusing on two of the main challenges brought about by an ageing population: severe labour shortages in many sectors of the economy and growing pressures on both health and welfare systems. We discuss how and to what extent migration can contribute to addressing these challenges both in a short and a long-term perspective. Finally, we identify several areas in which more research is needed to help devise more effective policies to cope with a greying society. 3

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Section: The Fiscal Effect Of Immigrationmentioning

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Population, Migration, Ageing and Health: A Survey

Dustmann¹,

Facchini²,

Signorotto³

2017

Economics Without Borders

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“…Dustmann and Frattini (2014) found that migrants from the EU to the UK made a significant positive contribution to the public finances, even during periods when the UK as a whole was running a fiscal deficit. Of course, it is hardly surprising that young migrants in employment make an initial positive fiscal contribution; proper assessment of fiscal impacts requires a lifecyle perspective (Preston, 2014). In this context, there are various reasons to expect the impact still to be positive (in particular, migrants tend to arrive after they have left compulsory, publicly financed education).…”

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Immigration, free movement and the EU referendum

Portes

2016

Natl. Inst. econ. rev.

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Immigration and free movement are central issues in the UK's referendum on EU membership. Although free movement was a founding principle of the EU, it only became of central economic and political importance after the expansion of the EU eastward in 2004. For the UK, the economic impacts of recent EU migration appear to have been relatively benign, even for the low paid and low skilled. The UK's recent 'renegotiation', which focused on the largely irrelevant issue of 'benefit tourism', will make little difference. A vote to Leave, however, will potentially take us into new territory for UK immigration policy,

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“…This phenomenon has also affected the public finances of these countries, with the subsequent squeeze on social protection policies that form a vital part of the welfare states that predominate throughout the countries in the EU [1]. Hence, the phenomenon of immigration is highly relevant to these receiving countries.…”

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Determinants of Immigration in Europe. The Relevance of Life Expectancy and Environmental Sustainability

Grau

López

2017

Sustainability

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This research analyzes the main variables that determine immigration in Europe and includes aspects related to the economy, population, healthcare, and environmental sustainability. The empirical analysis consists of two sets of data: one made up of all EU member states (EU-28) and the other containing countries that form a part of the Eurozone (EU-19), using the Generalized Method of Moments. The sample covers the period between 2000 and 2014, and the data are analyzed separately and comparatively in the most relevant stages during that time (economic prosperity, crisis, and recovery). The most notable results indicate that the variables related to GDP and public debt largely serve to justify the level of immigration since the crisis (2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014), while the life expectancy and levels of pollution are determining factors in all three stages examined here. The study concludes that countries in the Eurozone are more sensitive to variation in the variables studied compared to all the EU member states and thus the impact of immigration among the EU-19 countries is more notable.

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The Effect of Immigration on Public Finances

Cited by 90 publications

References 96 publications

Population, Migration, Ageing and Health: A Survey

Population, Migration, Ageing and Health: A Survey

Immigration, free movement and the EU referendum

Determinants of Immigration in Europe. The Relevance of Life Expectancy and Environmental Sustainability

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