Discussion paper

DP10127 Migration and Welfare State: Why is America Different from Europe?

Over the years, there emerged two key policy differences between Europe and America, both welfare and migration-states. The former has more generous welfare state and more liberal migration policies than the latter. In this paper we attempt to provide a political-economy explanation for these key differences, based on the degree of coordination among member states of the economic union, and the different levels of population aging.

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Citation

Razin, A and E Sadka (2014), ‘DP10127 Migration and Welfare State: Why is America Different from Europe?‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 10127. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp10127