The Economist:
Needed but not wanted
1 October 2016
Economic migrants are seen as a threat to jobs and the welfare state. The reality is more complex. Immigration of low-skilled workers has become an increasingly contentious political issue in both America and Britain. Voters in host countries often see a sudden influx of people from places with lower wages, poorer working conditions and a less generous welfare system as a threat to their livelihoods and living standards.
A paper by Marco Manacorda, Alan Manning and Jonathan Wadsworth, of the London School of Economics, concludes that immigrants to Britain are imperfect substitutes for native-born workers, so they have little impact on natives’ job prospects or wages. New immigrants tend to affect only the pay of recently arrived immigrants.
This article was published by The Economist on October 1, 2016
Link to article here.
Related links:
Marco Manacorda webpage
Alan Manning webpage
Jonathan Wadsworth webpage
Community Programme webpage