Preferences for Redistribution among Emigrants from a Welfare State

Ilpo Kauppinen and Panu Poutvaara

No 2012009, Norface Discussion Paper Series from Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London

Abstract: This paper studies attitudes towards income redistribution in the country of origin among those who stay in a welfare state, and those who emigrate. We find a striking gender difference among Danish emigrants. Majority of men opposes increasing income redistribution, while majority of women supports it. Women are somewhat more positive towards redistribution also in Denmark, but the gender difference is much smaller. We study to what extent differences in attitudes towards redistribution are driven by beliefs about the determinants of individual success, generalized trust, assimilation to the new home country, and self-selection of emigrants to the United States and other destinations. We do not find evidence of assimilation to political values prevalent in the new home country.

Keywords: Migration; Emigration; Welfare state; Redistribution; Political preferences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 H2 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-01
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Working Paper: Preferences for Redistribution among Emigrants from a Welfare State (2016)
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