Wednesday 4 March 2009

The Economic Impacts of Migration on the UK Labour Market

by Howard Reed and Maria Latorre

The impact of migration on the UK labour market has become a contentious issue in public and political debate, with critics suggesting that immigration reduces wages or employment for the UK born population. The effects of migration in both the short and long run are too complex for economic theory to deliver exact predictions about its impacts on employment and wages. However, the best previous evidence suggests that the overall effects of migration on wages are either insignificantly different from zero, or slightly positive.


via IPPR newsletter 26 February 2009

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