Welfare migration
"This chapter reviews and discusses major theories and empirical studies about the welfare magnet hypothesis, i.e. whether immigrants are more likely to move to countries with generous welfare systems. Although economic theory predicts that welfare generosity affects the number, composition and...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Language: | English |
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Bonn
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19134835124919520179-Welfare-migration.htm |
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| author | Giulietti, Corrado Wahba, Jackline |
| author_facet | Giulietti, Corrado Wahba, Jackline |
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| description | "This chapter reviews and discusses major theories and empirical studies about the welfare magnet hypothesis, i.e. whether immigrants are more likely to move to countries with generous welfare systems. Although economic theory predicts that welfare generosity affects the number, composition and location of immigrants, the empirical evidence is rather mixed. We offer possible explanations for the existence of such mixed evidence and highlight that the literature so far has overlooked the presence of different migration regimes, as well as the possibility of reverse causality between welfare spending and immigration." |
| format | TEXT |
| geographic | OECD countries |
| id | 19134835124919520179_07d007c808c54904a21587a58f494404 |
| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| is_hierarchy_id | 19134835124919520179_07d007c808c54904a21587a58f494404 |
| is_hierarchy_title | Welfare migration |
| language | English |
| physical | 18 p. Digital |
| publishDate | 2012 |
| publisher | Bonn IZA |
| spellingShingle | Giulietti, Corrado Wahba, Jackline immigration migration statistics welfare state Welfare migration |
| thumbnail | https://www.labourline.org/Image_prev.jpg?Archive=112069193024 |
| title | Welfare migration |
| topic | immigration migration statistics welfare state |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19134835124919520179-Welfare-migration.htm |