Significance of Immigration for Public Finances in Denmark - Study Paper No. 35 (Paperback)

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 DKK (Danish Kroner) -12.8 billion in 2004 to DKK -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 DKK -2.2 billion if refugees are excluded from this group.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Southern Denmark
Country of origin:	Denmark
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	October 2011
Authors:	Christer Gerdes • Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen • Eskil Wadensjoe
Dimensions:	170 x 240 x 3mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	34
ISBN-13:	978-87-901995-9-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Public finance > General Books > Money & Finance > Public finance > General
LSN:	87-901995-9-6
Barcode:	9788790199593

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