Demographics and Factor Flows – A Political Economy Approach
Lena Calahorrano and
Philipp an de Meulen
No 299, Ruhr Economic Papers from RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen
Abstract:
We investigate the effect of population aging on international factor flows in a political-economy framework. Political barriers to immigration in developed countries and insecure property rights in developing countries impede factor flows. Taking into account different generations' conflicting attitudes towards immigration and expropriation, we explore how these policy barriers interact. We find that incentives to expropriate increase as more emigration from the developing country takes place. Meanwhile, the industrialized country admits less immigrants as less capital is allocated to the developing country. Furthermore, the effects of population aging on international factor flows are considerably underestimated if one does not take into consideration the interactions between immigration and expropriation policies.
Keywords: Demographic change; political economy; migration; foreign direct investment; Demographic change; political economy; migration; foreign direct investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D78 F21 F22 J10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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