International migration, income distribution and capital accumulation

• Main Authors: Chao, Kuan-Chu, 趙寬居
• Other Authors: Lai, Ching-Chong
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/43752500684406537105

碩士 === 輔仁大學 === 經濟學系碩士班 === 102 === Abstract This paper develops a neoclassical growth model of illegal immigration with perfect substitutability between native and immigrant workers in production. We ex-tend the model by separating the domestic workers into skilled and unskilled workers. Our findings indicate that the effects of an increase in illegal immigration ratio on the levels of capital and consumption are positive. We examine the effects of a change in the elasticity of substitution between skilled and unskilled workers for any given immigration ratio. Finally, we study the impact on distribution of income . We show that illegal immigration make the distribution of income more unequal and unskilled labor worse off. This is because the end results depend on the elasticities of substitution between different types of labor.