TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Poutvaara, Panu
AU  - Munk, Martin D.
AU  - Junge, Martin
        TI  - Self-Selection and Earnings of Emigrants from a Welfare State
        PY  - 2009/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 4144
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp4144
        AB  - Following a seminal contribution by Borjas (1987), a large literature has analyzed how income distribution and redistribution are related to immigration to various rich countries. In this paper, we take a look at the other side of the coin. We analyze emigration from Denmark, which is one of the richest and most redistributive European Welfare States. Using comprehensive register data on full population and a unique new representative survey, we analyze whether Danes with relatively high earnings ability favor countries with more unequal income distribution and lower taxes, like the United States.
        KW  - migration
KW  - emigration
KW  - redistribution
KW  - brain drain
KW  - education
        ER  -