Can the shortages of workers reported by the food and drink sector be solved by making it easier to hire migrants? How will wages in these sectors change? Is there a conflict between short- and long-term fixes? Alan Manning offers his perspective on these issues.

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10 September 2021

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LSE Business Review

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2021/09/10/uk-labour-shortages-and-immigration-looking-at-evidence/

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