The UK labour market and immigration
National Institute Economic Review
2010
213
July
R35-R42
immigration ; labour market ; statistics ; wages
Migration
English
Bibliogr.
"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. "
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