移民、冲突与再分配

Immigration, Conflict, and Redistribution

Scandinavian Journal of Economics · 2015
被引 3
人大 A-ABS 3

中文导读

分析了发达民主国家中,移民与本地人之间的冲突风险如何影响收入再分配:移民增加会减少从富人向穷人的垂直再分配,但增加从本地人向移民的水平再分配,且收入不平等会削弱这些效应。

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we analyze how the possibility of conflict between natives and immigrants shapes income redistribution in developed democracies. This possibility can generate income redistribution towards immigrants even if they have no voting rights. We show that the threat of conflict between natives and immigrants lowers vertical income redistribution (from the rich to the poor) as the level of immigration increases. The opposite holds for horizontal income redistribution (from natives to immigrants), which increases with the level of immigration. Income inequality weakens the negative effect of immigration on vertical redistribution, but it also reduces horizontal redistribution. These theoretical predictions are consistent with the results of our empirical analysis on data from 29 European countries: larger immigrant populations are associated with more redistribution towards immigrants and lower vertical redistribution.

移民冲突收入再分配垂直再分配水平再分配