Open AccessThe Effect of Immigration on Public Finances
Author(s) -
Preston Ian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the economic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.683
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1468-0297
pISSN - 0013-0133
DOI - 10.1111/ecoj.12180
Subject(s) - immigration , relevance (law) , public opinion , exchequer , public finance , public economics , economics , public policy , immigration policy , conceptual framework , political science , macroeconomics , sociology , economic growth , politics , law , social science
The impact of immigration on the public finances is an important influence on public opinion. This study aims to provide a thorough conceptual survey, pointing out the complexities of a full understanding and the relevance of indirect effects and covering both static perspectives and longer run dynamic issues. It considers simple accounting approaches which are relatively neglectful of behavioural responses but also tries to bring out the complexities in the nature of the relationship between immigration and the public exchequer that come with more sophisticated modelling of its economic effects.