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Is high-skilled migration harmful to tax systems’ progressivity

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  • Laurent Simula

    (University of Lyon, ENS de Lyon, and GATE, France)

  • Alain Trannoy

    (EHESS and AMSE, Francee)

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Decreased transportation costs have led to the transmission of ideas and values across national borders that has helped reduce the barriers to international labor mobility. In this context, high-skilled individuals are more likely to vote with their feet in response to high income taxes. It is thus important to examine the magnitude of tax-driven migration responses in developed countries as well as the possible consequences of income tax competition between nation states. More specifically, how does the potential threat of migration affect a country’s optimal income tax policies?

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  • Laurent Simula & Alain Trannoy, 2018. "Is high-skilled migration harmful to tax systems’ progressivity," IZA World of Labor, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), pages 423-423, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izawol:journl:y:2018:n:423
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    Keywords

    tax competition; top income earners; migration;

    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration

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