Saturday, 7 April 2018

The economic impacts of immigration to the UK

a column by Jonathan Portes for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal

Much public and policy concern has focused on the distributional impacts of immigration – in particular, potential negative impacts on employment and wages for low-skilled workers.

This column summarises evidence and draws conclusions from the now considerable literature on the impact of migration to the UK on the economy and labour market, including the potential economic impacts of Brexit-induced reductions in migration.

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