The Impact of Immigration on the Size of Government: Empirical Evidence from Danish Municipalities

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-92

  Gerdes, Christer ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Immigration; Public goods; Size of government; Social cohesion; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; IMMIGRATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; PUBLIC GOODS; PUBLIC SECTOR; REFUGEE; SIZE EFFECT; STATE ROLE;

DENMARK;

EID: 79951636241     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2010.01629.x     Document Type: Article

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