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The UK Labour Market and Immigration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2020

Jonathan Wadsworth
Jonathan Wadsworth*
Affiliation:
Royal Holloway College, University of London, CEP, CReAM and IZA
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E-mail: J.Wadsworth@rhul.ac.uk
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Abstract

Rising immigration has undoubtedly been one of the most significant demographic developments experienced by the United Kingdom over the past fifteen years. This article reviews the evidence on the effects of immigration on the UK labour market. On average, it seems that immigration has not had much of an effect on either employment or pay. However, there may be some evidence of downward pressures on pay and jobs impact in the low skill sector, though these effects are not large.

Keywords

ImmigrationemploymentwagesJ0
Type
Research Articles
Information
National Institute Economic Review , Volume 213 , July 2010 , pp. R35 - R42
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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