Liberalizing Immigration Policies for the UK Agricultural Sector in the Post-Brexit Era

Simone Angioloni (), Maria Berrittella (), Ziping Wu () and Angel H. Aguiar ()
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Simone Angioloni: Agri-Food Biosciences Institute, UK, Postal: Economics Research Branch, Agri-Food Biosciences Institute, 18a Newforge Lane, BT9 5PX, Belfast, UK.
Maria Berrittella: Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy, Postal: Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche Aziendali e Statistiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy.
Ziping Wu: Agri-Food Biosciences Institute, UK, Postal: Economics Research Branch, Agri-Food Biosciences Institute, 18a Newforge Lane, BT9 5PX, Belfast, UK.
Angel H. Aguiar: Purdue University, USA, Postal: Global Trade Analysis Project, Purdue University, 403 West State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907 2056, USA.

Journal of Economic Integration, 2022, vol. 37, issue 1, 158-178

Abstract: We investigate the effects of immigration policies on the UK agricultural sector under the new post-Brexit deal through a computable general equilibrium framework. We consider bilateral flows of migrants and frictions as part of capital and labor mobility to compare the point-based immigration system to open immigration policies in terms of their impacts on agriculture. We also integrate the GTAP-GMig2 immigration model with the GTAP-AGR agriculture model. Our findings show that liberal immigration policies have positive effects on production, farmers’ income, and overall welfare. The benefits increase if these policies are combined with reduced bureaucracy and lower behind-the-border costs in trade relationships.

Keywords: agriculture; Brexit; computable general equilibrium; immigration; labor market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C68 E24 F16 J61 Q11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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