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The Skill Composition of Immigrants and the Generosity of the Welfare State : Free vs. Policy-Controlled Migration
Cohen, Alon - 2010
The paper analyzes the effect of the generosity of the welfare state on the skill composition of immigrants. We develop a parsimonious model in which the effect of an increase in the generosity (and taxes) of the welfare state on the skill composition of immigrants under free migration is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012758239
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The Skill Composition of Migration and the Generosity of the Welfare State
Cohen, Alon - 2009
Skilled migrants typically contribute to the welfare state more than they draw in benefits from it. The opposite holds for unskilled migrants. This suggests that a host country is likely to boost (respectively, curtail) its welfare system when absorbing high-skill (respectively, low-skill)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012764835
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Economic Impacts of Immigration : A Survey
Kerr, Sari Pekkala - 2011
This paper surveys recent empirical studies on the economic impacts of immigration. The survey first examines the … magnitude of immigration as an economic phenomenon in various host countries. The second part deals with the assimilation of … immigrant workers into host-country labor markets and concomitant effects for natives. The paper then turns to immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130970
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Immigrants, Welfare Reform, and the U.S. Safety Net
Bitler, Marianne - 2011
Beginning with the 1996 federal welfare reform law many of the central safety net programs in the U.S. eliminated eligibility for legal immigrants, who had been previously eligible on the same terms as citizens. These dramatic cutbacks affected eligibility not only for cash welfare assistance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117395
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Fear and the Safety Net : Evidence from Secure Communities
Alsan, Marcella - 2018
-reaching immigration enforcement program, affected the demand for safety net programs in the United States. We estimate the spillover …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012916594
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Ageing-Driven Migration and Redistribution : Comparing Policy Regimes
Razin, Asaf; Schwemmer, Alexander H. - 2022
Life cycle and insurance-type considerations dominate redistribution policy. Wage and fiscal prospects of ageing dominate migration policy. The paper compares distinct policy regimes, directed at migration and redistribution issues. Migration quotas, provision of social benefits, labor income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324537
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Does Reducing College Costs Improve Educational Outcomes for Undocumented Immigrants? Evidence from State Laws Permitting Undocumented Immigrants to Pay In-State Tuition at State Colleges and Universities
Chin, Aimee - 2010
Ten states, beginning with Texas and California in 2001, have passed laws permitting undocumented students to pay the in-state tuition rate - rather than the more expensive out-of-state tuition rate - at public universities and colleges. We exploit state-time variation in the passage of the laws...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144502
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Immigration and the Welfare State : Immigrant Participation in Means- Tested Entitlement Programs
Borjas, George J.; Hilton, Lynette - 2021
This paper documents the extent to which immigrants participate in the many programs that make up the welfare state. The immigrant- native difference in the probability of receiving cash benefits is small, but the gap widens once other programs are included in the analysis: 21 percent of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013213425
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Immigration and Welfare Magnets
Borjas, George J. - 2021
This paper investigates if the location choices made by immigrants when they arrive in the United States are influenced by the interstate dispersion in welfare benefits. Income-maximizing behavior implies that foreign-born welfare recipients unlike their native-born counterparts, may be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013247259
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Immigration and Welfare, 1970-1990
Borjas, George J. - 2010
This paper uses the 1970, 1980, and 1990 Public Use Samples of the U.S. Census to trace the evolution of immigrant participation in welfare programs during the past two decades. The data indicate that immigrant participation in welfare programs is on the rise, and that the dollar costs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013146314