The welfare state and migration: A dynamic analysis of political coalitions
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- Razin, Assaf & Sadka, Efraim & Suwankiri, Benjarong, 2015. "The Welfare State and Migration: A Dynamic Analysis of Political Coalitions," CEPR Discussion Papers 10429, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Assaf Razin & Efraim Sadka & Benjarong Suwankiri, 2014. "The Welfare State and Migration: A Dynamic Analysis of Political Coalitions," NBER Working Papers 20806, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Keywords
Generosity of welfare state; Pay as you go; Political coalitions; Strategic voting; Skill composition of migration; Markov-perfect political equilibrium;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
- H0 - Public Economics - - General
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