Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/35715 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 4144
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Following a seminal contribution by Borjas (1987), a large literature has analyzed how income distribution and redistribution are related to immigration to various rich countries. In this paper, we take a look at the other side of the coin. We analyze emigration from Denmark, which is one of the richest and most redistributive European Welfare States. Using comprehensive register data on full population and a unique new representative survey, we analyze whether Danes with relatively high earnings ability favor countries with more unequal income distribution and lower taxes, like the United States.
Subjects: 
Migration
emigration
redistribution
brain drain
education
JEL: 
F22
J61
H2
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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