The Skill Composition of Immigrants and the Generosity of the Welfare State: Free vs. Policy-Controlled Migration
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- Razin, Assaf & Cohen, Alon, 2008. "The Skill Composition of Immigrants and the Generosity of the Welfare State: Free vs. Policy-Controlled Migration," CEPR Discussion Papers 7034, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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JEL classification:
- F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
- F2 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business
- F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAB-2008-11-11 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-MIG-2008-11-11 (Economics of Human Migration)
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