Migration and Pension /

Migrants, being relatively low earners, are net beneficiaries of the welfare state. However, this paper uses a dynamic model to show that because of migrants' positive influence on the pension system, which is an important pillar of any welfare state, migration could be beneficial to all income...

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Main Author: Sadka, Efraim
Other Authors: Razin, Assaf
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/165
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:Migrants, being relatively low earners, are net beneficiaries of the welfare state. However, this paper uses a dynamic model to show that because of migrants' positive influence on the pension system, which is an important pillar of any welfare state, migration could be beneficial to all income (high and low) and age (old and young) groups.
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ISSN:1018-5941
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