Migration and Welfare States
Abstract
Abstract. In this chapter, we review existing research analysing the relationship between immigration and welfare states. This relationship is analysed in both directions, namely how immigration affects the welfare state, and how the welfare state affects migration. The chapter focuses on 5 prominent research questions in the field, namely 1) how different welfare regimes accommodate immigrants 2) how immigration may affect political support for the welfare state 3) the fiscal effects on immigration on the welfare state 4) welfare magnets and 5) welfare chauvinism. The chapter then draws on available evidence to highlight two relevant research agendas for the future.
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Alexandre Afonso Aachen
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Leiden University
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Samir Mustafa Negash Aachen
Affiliation as printed
Leiden University
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Emily Anne Wolff Aachen
Affiliation as printed
Leiden University
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