Tax Burden and Migration [electronic resource] : A Political Economy Perspective / Efraim Sadka.
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TextSeries: IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 97/78Publication details: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997Description: 1 online resource (13 p.)ISBN: 1451956282 :ISSN: 1018-5941Subject(s): Investment Decisions | Migrant | Migration | Tax Rate | Israel | United StatesAdditional physical formats: Print Version:: Tax Burden and Migration : A Political Economy PerspectiveOnline resources: IMF e-Library | IMF Book Store Abstract: 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.
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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