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Highly skilled immigrants are more attractive to destination countries than are low-skilled immigrants for a variety of reasons; for instance, highly skilled immigrants are expected to pay taxes in excess of the benefits provided to them.

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© 2014 Assaf Razin and Efraim Sadka

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Razin, A., Sadka, E. (2014). Migration State. In: Migration States and Welfare States: Why Is America Different from Europe?. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137443809_3

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