Some Simple Arithmetic on Immigration and Per Capita Income in Europe

Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo, Universidad de Salamanca
José-Ignacio Antón, Universidad de Salamanca

Abstract

Using some simple arithmetic and reasonable assumptions, this article presents a condition based on relative wages and employment rates under which immigrant flows raise per capita income in the host country. Furthermore, we illustrate the usefulness of such condition by applying it to a set of European countries, showing the plausible different impacts of immigration on the economic performance of receiving countries.