In this audio from
VoxEU.org Assaf Razin of Cornell University and Tel Aviv University
talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about his book, ‘Migration and the Welfare State: Political-Economic Policy Formation’, which explores implications of the observation that open immigration cannot co-exist with a strong safety net, and policies to resolve intra- and intergenerational conflicts over immigration policies and the generosity of the welfare state.
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Well, this is strange. Exactly this occurred to me earlier today – that a country cannot have unlimited immigration if it also has a welfare state that immigrants can tap into. I realise this will not be a major revelation to the average economist, but for me it was a new thought. Could it be I’ve been reading too many economics blogs?
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