causal

Higher immigration in Europe without US-style stagnation

Immigration cannot explain U.S. bottom-50% stagnation because in the 2000-2009 period eleven developed countries—including France, Germany, and Scandinavian countries—had higher immigration than the United States yet did not experience the bottom-50% income stagnation seen in the U.S.

causalpending

Speaker

Gabriel Zucman

Evidence Quote

Looking at Scandinavian countries, is even more spectacular. There is much more equality there... And growth has been much more equitably distributed than in the United States. Despite higher immigration

Source

Gabriel Zucman on Inequality, Growth, and Distributional National AccountsEconTalk
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:26:44 AM

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