The fiscal Impact of 30 Years of Immigration in France: an Accounting Approach

Chojnicki, Xavier, Ragot, Lionel and Sokhna, Ndeye-Penda, (2022), L’impact budgétaire de trente ans d’immigration en France : une approche comptable,  Revue Economique, Vol.73(4), pp.529-583. 

@ARTICLE{RePEc:cii:cepill:2018-394,
title = {L’impact sur les finances publiques de 30 ans d’immigration en France},
author = {Chojnicki, Xavier and Ragot, Lionel and Sokhna, Ndeye-Penda},
year = {2022},
journal = {Revue \'economique},
volume = {73},
number = {4},
pages = {529-583},
abstract = {This article aims to evaluate the net contribution of immigration to the public finances of France between the late
1970s and the early 2010s. We developed an accounting method that disaggregates the primary deficit into the
specific contributions of immigrant population and native population. We show that the net contribution of immigrants
is generally negative over a relatively long period, but remains at an extremely low level (± 0.5% of the french GDP,
reduced to ± 0.2%, with the exception of 2011). The relatively negligible effect of immigrants on the public accounts
is explained by a favourable demographic structure offsetting their lower net individual contribution. However, the
2008 financial crisis has significantly degraded the economic condition of immigrants. The net per capita contribution
of EU immigrants has significantly declined since 2000 and is now similar to values from third country immigrants.},
keywords = {International Migration; Public Finances; Social Protection}
}
}