Migration, Migrants and Policy in the United Kingdom

CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 1960

69 Pages Posted: 11 Dec 2000

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Timothy J. Hatton

University of Essex - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Date Written: November 1998

Abstract

This paper draws together, in the form of a survey, a number of different aspects of the United Kingdom's international migration experience since the Second World War. The areas covered include changes in the volume and composition of international migration and the factors influencing migration; the background to, and the development of, restrictions on immigration; and the links between immigration policy and race relations. This is followed by an examination of the education and labor market status of immigrants and ethnic minorities as compared with native-born whites. Results from recent econometric research on wage and employment differentials are presented and interpreted in the wider context. Finally, the possible effects of migration on the economy at large are briefly discussed.

JEL Classification: F22, J15, J21, J71

Suggested Citation

Hatton, Timothy J., Migration, Migrants and Policy in the United Kingdom (November 1998). CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 1960, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=140728

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