How Does Foreign Born Population Affect Tax Morale and Perceived Immigrant Strain on the Welfare System?

Author

Chase KeirFollow

Graduation Year

2024

Date of Submission

4-2024

Document Type

Open Access Senior Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Economics

Reader 1

Ricardo Fernholz

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Abstract

The goal of this paper is to assess the effect of foreign born population concentration on tax morale and perceived immigrant strain on the welfare state in Sweden. This paper uses data from the European Values Survey as well as merging data regarding the population makeups of the regions in Sweden the respondent is from. Using multiple OLS regressions over 2 time periods, the significant explanatory variables will be uncovered. I find that foreign born population percentages are not very statistically significant if at all, and the actual explanatory variables with high significance are gender, education level, political skew, and age.

Recommended Citation

Keir, Chase, "How Does Foreign Born Population Affect Tax Morale and Perceived Immigrant Strain on the Welfare System?" (2024). CMC Senior Theses. 3554.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/3554