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Implications of Migrationon Income and Welfare of Nationals

As labor has become more mobile in today's world, it is important to understand the income and welfare of nationals regardless of their residence. This paper develops two key concepts, gross migration-corrected product (GMP) and welfare cost of migration, and calculates them using New Zealand d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ueda, Kenichi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2002
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Migration
Income
Social Security
Labour; Income Economics
Public Finance & Taxation
International Migration
Taxes
Wages, Compensation, And Labor Costs: General
Migration, Immigration & Emigration
Emigration And Immigration
Aggregate Factor Income Distribution
National Accounts
Welfare & Benefit Systems
Labor
Population And Demographics
Income And Capital Gains Taxes
Macroeconomics
Wages
Taxation
Personal Income And Other Nonbusiness Taxes And Subsidies
Income Tax
Social Security Contributions
New Zealand
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:As labor has become more mobile in today's world, it is important to understand the income and welfare of nationals regardless of their residence. This paper develops two key concepts, gross migration-corrected product (GMP) and welfare cost of migration, and calculates them using New Zealand data. Growth performance measured by New Zealanders' income has been clearly better than suggested by the GDP. The welfare cost associated with a marginal change in the tax rate appears quite high
Physical Description:31 pages
ISBN:9781451875058

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