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Brexit migrant 'spike' warning from MPs

27 July 2016

There could be a spike in UK migration ahead of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union and the possible end to free movement rights, MPs have warned.
Dr Swati Dhingra, from the London School of Economics, told BBC 5 live the rise in the national living wage in the UK might encourage people to travel to the country. She also said if there was a cut-off date ''a lot of people might think, if they want to move to the UK - now is the time''.

This article was published online by BBC News on July 27, 2016
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Related publications
Brexit and the Impact of Immigration on the UK, Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth, CEP Brexit Analysis Series Paper No.05, May 2016
Technical Appendix to 'Brexit and the impact of immigration on the UK'
See the whole series of CEP Brexit Analysis papers here

Related links
Swati Dhingra webpage
Trade Programme webpage

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