The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

The economic impact of migration: a survey

The economic impact of migration: a survey
The economic impact of migration: a survey
This survey reviews both theoretical and empirical papers that examine the economic effects of labour mobility. We address three broad sets of issues: firstly, the effect that immigration has on the host country's labour market. Although the possible adverse effects that immigration can have on the wage and employment levels of natives are typically examined, immigration may also have a role to play in raising skill levels. This leads to the second broad issue: the effect of migration of a particular skill composition on the long-term (endogenous) growth of the host country. Finally, immigration can have a major economic impact on the source country. These effects can either be positive or negative depending on the interplay between the effects of growth, remittances and the brain drain.

Drinkwater, Stephen
84d8298e-cc98-4bf6-84da-3c1c51a97960
Levine, Paul
6978934c-ecab-4709-a683-6114445c3fc5
Lotti, Emanuela
e3a301e8-bfbe-4ac7-ba41-5020251171a5
Pearlman, Joseph
50ac8702-c12a-4cdd-ad79-d39d61f9eeb4
Drinkwater, Stephen
84d8298e-cc98-4bf6-84da-3c1c51a97960
Levine, Paul
6978934c-ecab-4709-a683-6114445c3fc5
Lotti, Emanuela
e3a301e8-bfbe-4ac7-ba41-5020251171a5
Pearlman, Joseph
50ac8702-c12a-4cdd-ad79-d39d61f9eeb4

Drinkwater, Stephen, Levine, Paul, Lotti, Emanuela and Pearlman, Joseph (2003) The economic impact of migration: a survey. International Journal for Economic Development, 5 (2).

Record type: Article

Abstract

This survey reviews both theoretical and empirical papers that examine the economic effects of labour mobility. We address three broad sets of issues: firstly, the effect that immigration has on the host country's labour market. Although the possible adverse effects that immigration can have on the wage and employment levels of natives are typically examined, immigration may also have a role to play in raising skill levels. This leads to the second broad issue: the effect of migration of a particular skill composition on the long-term (endogenous) growth of the host country. Finally, immigration can have a major economic impact on the source country. These effects can either be positive or negative depending on the interplay between the effects of growth, remittances and the brain drain.

This record has no associated files available for download.

More information

Published date: 2003

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 174541
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/174541
PURE UUID: aa55ea5e-6dcf-48f6-8fdf-3889509b731d

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 14 Feb 2011 13:55
Last modified: 22 Jul 2022 17:34

Export record

Contributors

Author: Stephen Drinkwater
Author: Paul Levine
Author: Emanuela Lotti
Author: Joseph Pearlman

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×