What determines the net fiscal effects of migration?

Artikel

Do migration policies affect whether immigrants contribute more to public finances than they receive as transfer payments? Yes. But simply accumulating the annual fiscal transfers to and fiscal contributions by migrants is not sufficient to identify the policy impact and the potential need for reform. What is also required is measuring the present value of taxes contributed and transfers received by individuals over their lifespans. Results underscore the need for, and the economic benefits of, active migration and integration strategies.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2014 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; International Migration ; Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers ; Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination ; Fiscal Policy
• Subject: socio-economic effects of migration ; generational accounting ; immigrant selection ; integration

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hinte, Holger
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.78
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/125296
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET