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Does immigration harm the job prospects of the UK-born? Brexit and the UK labour market

Barbara Petrongolo


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. Membership of the European Union (EU) has direct [?]


8 October 2016


LSE British Politics and Policy


https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/brexit-and-the-uk-labour-market/

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