%0 Report %A DeVoretz, Don J. %A Irastorza, Nahikari %T Economic Theories of Citizenship? %D 2017 %8 2017 Jan %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 10495 %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp10495 %X This paper explores the relationship of immigrant citizenship ascension and the effect on the naturalized citizen's economic outcomes in Europe and North America. We offer a unique model and empirical outcomes to define optimal waiting periods for immigrant ascension to citizenship by entry class and human capital requirements for country specific examples. %K immigrant %K citizenship %K benefits