Most countries have labour market tests before authorising work permits for foreigners. But do these work??? What happens if we cancel them? (I spend a LOT of time on this question) Finally, a study of effects of lifting the LMT on flows & earnings! labore.fi/julkaisu/reg...
Tarkastelemme ulkomaalaisen työvoiman saatavuusharkinnan poistamisen vaikutuksia Suomessa hyödyntäen alueellista vaihtelua saatavuusharkinnasta vapautetuissa ammateissa. Käytämme yksilö- ja yritystaso...
A reminder to be very careful with your logframes, you don't want to end up being Box 10 of the European Court of Auditors report on the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) www.eca.europa.eu/en/news/NEWS...
One observation is that offering tax relief to a broad range of migrants is rare. Portugal's tax relief for non-habitual residents (NHR) was worth almost €1bn in 2020. Most eligibility ended this year. But the *targeted* relief remains. www.reuters.com/world/europe... 6/
Difficulty in figuring out cost/benefit may be why so many "tax relief for migrants" programmes in OECD countries change so often - rolled back, adjusted, contingented, sunset... And the idea keeps coming back 5/ www.dw.com/en/germany-m...
The German government wants to grant skilled foreign workers tax relief if they take up employment in Germany. But some critics have described the idea as "socially explosive."
Public evaluation of tax reliefs for migrants is scarce/absent. Targeted programmes can attract more workers (Kleven, Stantcheva, Landais, Muñoz; Timm, Giuliodori, @mullerpaul.bsky.social) or increase productivity (Malchow-Møller,Munch, Skaksen) But how to target? 4/
OECD countries offer different types of tax relief for migrants. Flat tax - 6 countries Exemptions - 10 countries (example Sweden below) Deductions - 5 countries These aren't massive programmes numerically, but they aren't insignificant and can look costly. 3/
The Italian "impatriate" regimes: average unadjusted relief for beneficiaries is now about €30K/year. (Bassetto & Ippedico 2024 say: eligible more likely to return) So did the regime *bring* 240 million in tax in 2021? Or would those people have come anyway, so relief *cost* 700 million? 2/
"You couldn't pay me to move there". Yet many OECD countries do just that: offer tax relief for migrants and returning nationals. Does it work? Is it worth the cost? This brief explores the question doi.org/10.1787/5a23... 1/
What we can learn from experiences of return migration - spontaneous, assisted, forced, etc. - to inform policy development in migration and development? What role of family, community? 31.1.24 14h CET To get link to hear findings from 4 workshops & new research, see alt-text
