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On the taxing of migrants' earnings while retaining a migrant workforce
We study policies that are aimed at retaining a migrant workforce in a Gulf State while introducing a tax on migrant earnings. We single out Qatar as a case study. We consider two types of migrants: target migrants, and non-target migrants. If migrants are target migrants, we show that in order to neutralize the effect of a tax on their earnings, Qatar needs to extend the length of time migrants are allowed to stay. Such a scheme can work even when the migrants experience utility loss from staying longer in Qatar. If migrants are non-target migrants, we show that implementation of a lottery scheme in which the prizes are life-long residency in Qatar can "compensate" for the imposition of the tax. In both cases, we present numerical examples that illustrate the magnitudes involved.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy ; No. 263
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
International Migration
Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
Labor Contracts
- Subject
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Migration
Taxing migrants
Target migrants
Non-target migrants
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Stark, Oded
Budzinski, Wiktor
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2018
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Stark, Oded
- Budzinski, Wiktor
- University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Time of origin
- 2018
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