Podcast: Economics of immigration
In this episode,
and I ask two broad questions about immigration from the host country's perspective:What are the parameters that make immigration net positive for the host country?
How should immigration policy change to maximize human welfare?Resources and
Links:
Net economic cost of immigration (Netherlands) : https://demo-demo.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Borderless_Welfare_State-2.pdf
Review of Garrett Jones' Book: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-culture-transplant-review-immigrations-legacy-11670794152
https://cis.org/Report/Welfare-Use-Immigrants-and-USBorn
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/18/us/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-cec/index.html
Great analysis. Many of the points discussed were insightful. I also look forward to your sequel on other aspects of immigration like cultural assimilation, which you mentioned might be discussed in later episodes.
Self ghettoisation as is evident in Southall , Bradford, Birmingham (all UK) , Surrey ((Vancouver) , Molenbeek in Brussels, etc were formed as a result of the first arrivals according obvious priority to economic survival as opposed to mainstreaming. But such areas lose out on the benefits of cross cultural interactions and modernisation; and instead get sucked backed into religious fundamentalism and moral depravity .