The Economics of Citizenship: A Common Intellectual Ground for Social Scientists?

22 Pages Posted: 6 Nov 2006

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Don J. DeVoretz

Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics; IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Date Written: October 2006

Abstract

Economists studying the economic behaviour of immigrants have tended to avoid serious interdisciplinary work. I argue that when presented with a particular set of research questions that lend themselves to a utility maximisation framework, an economist will be able to pursue interdisciplinary work. I further argue that the necessary if not sufficient ingredient for true economic collaborative research has been met in the field of citizenship acquisition. I review the existing empirical research on citizenship acquisition and its economic impacts to support this argument.

Keywords: immigration, citizenship, methodology

JEL Classification: J61, J68, F22

Suggested Citation

DeVoretz, Don J., The Economics of Citizenship: A Common Intellectual Ground for Social Scientists? (October 2006). IZA Discussion Paper No. 2392, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=942779 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.942779

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