Migrants are key to productivity gains for countries

Bahar, Dany and Rapoport, Hillel (2018) Migrants are key to productivity gains for countries. LSE Brexit (13 Jun 2018). Website.

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Abstract

For decades, the focus of the economic literature when studying migration was, for the most part, on the impact it has on labour-related outcomes such as wages and unemployment. But these studies have only been able to tell us one side of the story. As is the case with other flows, such as trade and investment, there are many other aspects of migration that go beyond the localised short-term impact it might have on the labour force. However, there are many reasons to believe that migration may be a highly effective driver of knowledge diffusion across borders, write Dany Bahar (Brookings) and Hillel Rapoport (Paris School of Economics).

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2018/06/13/migrants-...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Authors
Divisions:	European Institute Government School of Public Policy ?? SCPP ??
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
JEL classification:	J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J0 - General > J01 - Labor Economics: General J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races; Non-labor Discrimination
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2018 16:27
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 17:53
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/90808

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