Reshaping the schooling system: The role of immigration

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Dottori, Davide; Estevan, Fernanda; Shen, I-Ling
• 署名单位: Universite Catholique Louvain; Universite Catholique Louvain; University of Ottawa; IZA Institute Labor Economics
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC THEORY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-0531
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2013.07.003
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 2124-2149
• 关键词: Double taxation; Education funding; Immigration policy; migration; segregation; voting

摘要

This paper studies how the schooling system may be impacted by the number and skill type of immigrants. When the number of low-skilled immigrants is large, the education regime tends to become segregated. Wealthy locals are more likely to choose private schools and vote for a lower tax rate to finance public education. In contrast, high-skilled immigrants tend to reinforce the public system. The optimal immigration policy is highly skill-biased. The admission of high-skilled immigrants expedites redistribution toward the less-skilled local households through both a stronger fiscal support for public education and a reduction in the skill wage premium. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.