Electoral systems, taxation and immigration policies: which system builds a wall first?

Massimo Morelli; Margherita Negri

Electoral systems, taxation and immigration policies: which system builds a wall first?

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Abstract

When exposed to similar migration flows, countries with different institutional systems may respond with different levels of openness. We study in particular the different responses determined by different electoral systems. We find that Winner Take All countries would tend to be more open than countries with PR when all other policies are kept constant, but, crucially, if we consider the endogenous differences in redistribution levels across systems, then the openness ranking may switch.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	St Andrews
Publisher	University of St Andrews
Number of pages	26
Publication status	Published - 7 Aug 2017

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Name	School of Economics and Finance Discussion Paper
Publisher	University of St Andrews
No.	1714
ISSN (Print)	0962-4031
ISSN (Electronic)	2055-303X

Keywords

Proportional representation
Median voter
Taxation
Occupational choice
Migration
Walls

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Electoral systems, taxation and immigration policies: which system builds a wall first?

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