Immigration and the UK Economy after Brexit

Jonathan Portes

No 14425, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: I review trends in migration to the UK since the Brexit referendum, examining first the sharp fall in net migration from the EU that resulted, and then the recent more dramatic exodus of foreign-born residents during the covid-19 pandemic. I describe the new post-Brexit system, and review studies which attempt to estimate both the impact on future migration flows and on GDP and GDP per capita. Finally, I discuss the wider economic impact of the new system and some of the policy implications.

Keywords: productivity; Great Britain; immigration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 J24 J61 M53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2021-05
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Published - published in: Oxford Review of Economic Policy , 2022, 38 (1), 82-96,

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