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Heterogeneous capital ownership, partial democracy and political support for immigration

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  • Subhayu Bandyopadhyay

    (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)

  • Devashish Mitra

    (Syracuse University)

Abstract

This paper analyzes and compares equilibrium immigration levels of some popular political economy models in the context of unequal capital holdings. We show that immigration rises (falls) with inequality in a limited (inclusive) democracy where only a small (large) fraction of the population has voting rights. Furthermore, we highlight the similarities between a campaign contributions model and a partial democracy model in terms of their predictions about immigration policy. In particular, we show that extension of voting rights in a partial democracy has qualitatively similar implications on immigration policy as reducing the relative weight on campaign contributions.

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  • Subhayu Bandyopadhyay & Devashish Mitra, 2024. "Heterogeneous capital ownership, partial democracy and political support for immigration," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 44(4), pages 1492-1499.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-24-00450
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    Keywords

    Legal immigration policy; Inequality in capital ownership; Partial democracy; Voter support for immigration; Campaign contributions; Lobbying.;
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    JEL classification:

    • F2 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business
    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

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