Conclusion
This study derives long-run income distributional impacts of immigration and capital flows in a general equilibrium model of Canada. While each factor is its own enemy, results indicate that capital and skilled professional labor are enemies as well. Both of these productive inputs are friends of other labor groups, which are common enemies. Factor friendship patterns are useful in evaluating income distributional impacts of a variety of policies designed to influence the international flow of productive labor and capital.
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Clark, D.P., Thompson, H. Immigration, international capital flows, and long run income distribution in Canada. Atlantic Economic Journal 14, 24–29 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02303211
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