Did the Early A8 In-migrants to England go to Areas of Labour Shortage?

Mike Coombes, Tony Champion and Simon Raybould
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Mike Coombes: CURDS (Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies), Newcastle University, UK
Tony Champion: CURDS (Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies), Newcastle University, UK
Simon Raybould: CURDS (Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies), Newcastle University, UK

Local Economy, 2007, vol. 22, issue 4, 335-348

Abstract: This paper analyses the local incidence across England of migration flows from the eight Accession (A8) countries of east and central Europe immediately following the 2004 expansion of the European Union. It examines not only the total inflow of A8 migrants but also the three largest nationality groups, as well as three large groups defined by the type of job they gained. The distributions of these migrant groups are related to labour market conditions to see how far migrants were attracted to areas with tight labour supply. Migrant group distributions are modelled to take into account other potential drivers such as the patterns of earlier migrant populations. Datasets on the A8 migrants have limitations, and these are noted because policy development may be hindered as a result.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1080/02690940701736736

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