This paper tests the differential effects of the generosity of the welfare state under free migration and under policy-controlled migration, distinguishing between source developing and developed countries. We utilize free-movement within the EU to examine the free migration regime and compare that to immigration into the EU from two other groups, developed and developing source countries, to capture immigration-restricted regimes. We standardize cross-country education quality differences by using the Hanushek-Woessmann (2009) cognitive skills measure. We find strong support for the "magnet hypothesis" under the free-migration regime, and the "fiscal burden hypothesis" under the immigration-restricted regime even after controlling for diff...
The aim of this paper is to determine whether, and to what extent, the migrations from the EU-8+2 to...
This paper investigates the economic consequences of international migration from the point of view ...
AbstractWe investigate emigrant self-selection according to institutional quality using up to 3566 o...
This paper tests the differential effects of the generosity of the welfare state under free migratio...
This paper tests the differential effects of the generosity of the welfare state under free migratio...
In this paper, we investigate the effect of welfare state generosity on the difference between skill...
We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and e...
peer reviewedThis paper analyses how countries’ provision of migrant rights affects potential mi- gr...
Theoretical arguments and previous country-level evidence indicate that immigrants are more fluid th...
We investigate emigrant self-selection according to institutional quality using up to 3566 observati...
Immigration and the welfare state debate Public debate on immigration has increasingly fo-cused on t...
This paper analyzes the decision process that leads destination countries to introduce selective imm...
Economists claim that the European monetary union would work so much better if labor mobility were h...
According to the “welfare magnet” hypothesis, migrants with a high likelihood of claiming benefits c...
Negative perceptions about migrants in Europe, the Continent with the largest social policy programm...
The aim of this paper is to determine whether, and to what extent, the migrations from the EU-8+2 to...
This paper investigates the economic consequences of international migration from the point of view ...
AbstractWe investigate emigrant self-selection according to institutional quality using up to 3566 o...
This paper tests the differential effects of the generosity of the welfare state under free migratio...
This paper tests the differential effects of the generosity of the welfare state under free migratio...
In this paper, we investigate the effect of welfare state generosity on the difference between skill...
We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and e...
peer reviewedThis paper analyses how countries’ provision of migrant rights affects potential mi- gr...
Theoretical arguments and previous country-level evidence indicate that immigrants are more fluid th...
We investigate emigrant self-selection according to institutional quality using up to 3566 observati...
Immigration and the welfare state debate Public debate on immigration has increasingly fo-cused on t...
This paper analyzes the decision process that leads destination countries to introduce selective imm...
Economists claim that the European monetary union would work so much better if labor mobility were h...
According to the “welfare magnet” hypothesis, migrants with a high likelihood of claiming benefits c...
Negative perceptions about migrants in Europe, the Continent with the largest social policy programm...
The aim of this paper is to determine whether, and to what extent, the migrations from the EU-8+2 to...
This paper investigates the economic consequences of international migration from the point of view ...
AbstractWe investigate emigrant self-selection according to institutional quality using up to 3566 o...