@article{82081317323746708153f587f06da725,
title = "On the taxing of migrants{\textquoteright} earnings while retaining a migrant workforce",
abstract = "We study policies that are aimed at retaining a migrant workforce in a Gulf State while introducing a tax on migrant earnings. We single out Qatar as a case study. We consider two types of migrants: target migrants, and non-target migrants. If migrants are target migrants, we show that in order to neutralize the effect of a tax on their earnings, Qatar needs to extend the length of time migrants are allowed to stay. Such a scheme can work even when the migrants experience utility loss from staying longer in Qatar. If migrants are non-target migrants, we show that implementation of a lottery scheme in which the prizes are life-long residency in Qatar can “compensate” for the imposition of the tax. In both cases, we present numerical examples that illustrate the magnitudes involved.",
keywords = "Migration, Non-target migrants, Target migrants, Taxing migrants",
author = "Oded Stark and Wiktor Budzinski",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018",
year = "2018",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.iref.2018.05.007",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "57",
pages = "151--155",
journal = "International Review of Economics and Finance",
issn = "1059-0560",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
}