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The Fiscal Effects of Immigration to the UK

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ID9704299
AuthorsChristian Dustmann (0000-0003-4396-1429, University College London), Tommaso Frattini (0000-0002-9844-881X, University of Milan)
Year2014
Volume124
Issue580
PagesF593-F643
Publication date2014-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/ecoj.12181
OpenAlexW2091930795
LanguageEN
Citations received159
References cited34

In this paper, we investigate the fiscal impact of immigration on the UK economy, with a focus on the period since 1995. We provide estimates for the overall immigrant population for the period between 1995 and 2012, and for more recent immigrants who arrived since 2000, distinguishing between immigrants from European versus non-European countries. Overall, our findings indicate that EEA immigrants have made a positive fiscal contribution, even during periods when the UK was running budget deficits. This positive contribution is particularly noticeable for more recent immigrants that arrived since 2000 in particular from EEA countries

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