Optimal immigration, education and growth in the long run

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Shea, KL; Woodfield, AE
• 署名单位: University of Canterbury; University of Hong Kong
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-1996
• DOI: 10.1016/0022-1996(96)01428-6
• 发表日期: 1996
• 页码: 495-506
• 关键词: immigration; education; balanced growth

摘要

The paper extends Manning's model on education and balanced growth to include labour immigration. Each immigration unit is assumed to consist of one skilled worker and some unskilled members. The optimal immigration policy which maximizes the per capita steady-state consumption of the host country is derived. We show that optimal immigration policy can reduce the steady-state skilled labour ratio. More interesting still, contrary to the widespread belief that immigration of skilled workers hurts local skilled workers, it is the unskilled local workers whose interests are threatened by optimal immigration policy.