Immigration Policy and Macroeconomic Performance in France

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ID19036282
Authorsd'Albis d'Albis (corresponding author), Ekrame Boubtane (0000-0001-9258-6835), Coulibaly Coulibaly
Year2016
Issue121/122
Pages279-279
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of Economics and Statistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1968-3863 • E-ISSN: 2115-4430
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15609/annaeconstat2009.121-122.279
OpenAlexW2471655292
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited9

This paper quantitatively assesses the interaction between permanent immigration intoFrance and France's macroeconomic performance as seen through its GDP per capita and itsunemployment rate. It takes advantage of a new database where immigration is measuredby the flow of newly- issued long-term residence permits, categorized by both thenationality of the immigrant and the reason of permit issuance. Using a VAR modelestimation of monthly data over the period 1994-2008, we find that immigration flowsignificantly responds to France's macroeconomic performance: positively to the country'sGDP per capita and negatively to its unemployment rate. At the same time, we find thatimmigration itself increases France's GDP per capita, particularly in the case of familyimmigration. This family immigration also reduces the country's unemployment rate,especially when the families come from developing countries

Demographic economics · Economics · Emigration · Estimation · Geography · Immigration · Immigration policy · Macroeconomics · Nationality · Net migration rate · Per capita · Population · Population growth · Residence · Sociology · Unemployment · Unemployment rate · Demography · Global trade and economics · Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues · Migration and Labor Dynamics

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