Lifting the White Veil by Jeff Hitchcock

Lifting the White Veil by Jeff Hitchcock

This study paper examines the economic consequences of immigration for public finances in Denmark. Using new figures for the period 2004-2008, net transfers are calculated and presented as an extension to the figures that already existed for the period 1991-2001. The net transfers are calculated from a marginal perspective, which means that the included public expenditures and incomes can be traced to each individual person in the sample. The study is therefore suited for analyzing the economic consequences if more/less people immigrate. A consistent pattern to emerge throughout the study is that net transfers from Western first- and second-generation immigrants to state funds are positive, while those from non-Western first- and second-generation immigrants are negative. The new calculations show that net transfers from non-Western first- and second-generation immigrants fell from DK (Danish Kroner) -12.8 billion in 2004 to DK -9.1 billion in 2008, largely due to the improved employment situation in Denmark. However, the results also show that the composition chosen of the group of non-Western immigrants has a significant effect on the calculation of net transfers, in that these transfers are reduced to DK -2.2 billion if refugees are excluded from this group.

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ISBN 13	9780971901704
ISBN 10	0971901708
Titel	Lifting the White Veil
Autor	Jeff Hitchcock
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Verlag	Crandall Dostie & Douglass Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2002-01-01
Seitenanzahl	251
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.