Tax Burden and Migration : A Political Economy Perspective /
The extent of taxation and redistribution policy is generally determined at a political-economy equilibrium by a balance between those who gain and those who lose from a more extensive tax-transfer policy. In a stylized model of migration and human capital formation, we find, somewhat against conven...
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| Format: | Czasopismo |
| Język: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
1997.
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| Seria: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 1997/078 |
| Dostęp online: | Full text available on IMF |
| Streszczenie: | The extent of taxation and redistribution policy is generally determined at a political-economy equilibrium by a balance between those who gain and those who lose from a more extensive tax-transfer policy. In a stylized model of migration and human capital formation, we find, somewhat against conventional wisdom, that low-skill migration may lead to a lower tax burden and less redistribution than no migration, even though the migrants join the pro-tax coalition. |
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| Opis fizyczny: | 1 online resource (13 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
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