Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/185293 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11833
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We investigate the relationship between migration and productivity in the UK, using an instrumental variable along the lines suggested by Bianchi, Buonanno and Pinotti (2012). Our results suggest that immigration has a positive and significant impact (in both the statistical sense and more broadly) on productivity, as measured at a geographical level; this appears to be driven by higher-skilled workers. The results for training are less clear, but suggest that higher-skilled immigration may have a positive impact on the training of native workers. We discuss the implications for post-Brexit immigration policy.
Subjects: 
immigration
productivity
training
Great Britain
JEL: 
E24
J24
J61
M53
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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