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Dominik Sachs
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Prof. Dr.
Last Name
Sachs
First name
Dominik
Email
dominik.sachs@unisg.ch
Phone
+41 71 224 3513
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PublicationThe Indirect Fiscal Benefits of Low-Skilled Immigration(American Economic Association, )
;Colas, MarkLow-skilled immigrants indirectly affect public finances through their effect on resident wages & labor supply. We operationalize this indirect fiscal effect in a model of immigration and the labor market. We derive closed-form expressions for this effect in terms of estimable statistics. An empirical quantification for the U.S. reveals an indirect fiscal benefit for one average low-skilled immigrant of roughly $750 annually. The indirect fiscal benefit may outweigh the negative direct fiscal effect that has previously been documented. This challenges the perception of low-skilled immigration as a fiscal burden.Type: forthcomingJournal: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (AEJ: EP)