CEP News: LSE British Politics and Policy blog: Does immigration harm the job prospects of the UK-born? Brexit and the UK labour market

LSE British Politics and Policy blog:
Does immigration harm the job prospects of the UK-born? Brexit and the UK labour market

8 October 2016

Following the referendum vote to leave the European Union, the UK faces a trade-off between retaining access to the Single Market and restricting free movement of labour. Barbara Petrongolo considers the likely impact of tougher immigration controls on the wages and employment prospects of the UK-born and the current stock of immigrants.

This article was published on the LSE British Politics and Policy blog on October 8, 2016
Link to article here

Related publications
Brexit Beckons: Thinking ahead, VoxEU ebook by leading economists including Barbara Petrongolo. See Chapter 14: 'Brexit and labour markets'
Brexit and the UK Labour Market, Barbara Petrongolo. Article in CentrePiece, Volume 21, Issue 2, Autumn 2016

Related links
Barbara Petrongolo webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage
Barbara Petrongolo CEP publications webpage

LSE British Politics and Policy blog:Does immigration harm the job prospects of the UK-born? Brexit and the UK labour market

LSE British Politics and Policy blog:
Does immigration harm the job prospects of the UK-born? Brexit and the UK labour market