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Redistribution as a Local Public Good Subject to Congestion

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Jaume Sempere () (Centro de Estudios Económicos (CEE) de El Colegio de México)
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When analyzing migration policies, second best redistribution becomes a local public good subject to congestion. The remedial policy consists of a kind of second best finance for that good.

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Volume (Year): XVII (2008)
Issue (Month): 1 (January-June)
Pages: 49-62
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Keywords: migration; gains from trade.;

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F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis

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  1. Richard A. Brecher & Ehsan U. Choudhri, 1990. "Gains from International Factor Movements without Lump-Sum Compensation: Taxation by Location versus Nationality," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 23(1), pages 44-59, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Myers, Gordon M. & Papageorgiou, Yorgos Y., 2000. "Immigration control and the welfare state," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 75(2), pages 183-207, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. David E. Wildasin, 1994. "Income Redistribution and Migration," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 27(3), pages 637-56, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Wellisch, Dietmar & Wildasin, David E., 1996. "Decentralized income redistribution and immigration," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 40(1), pages 187-217, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  5. Wellisch, Dietmar & Walz, Uwe, 1998. "Why do rich countries prefer free trade over free migration? The role of the modern welfare state," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 42(8), pages 1595-1612, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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