Good jobs’, training and skilled immigration

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ID9726195
AuthorsAndrew Mountford (0000-0002-4354-2163, Royal Holloway University of London and CReAM, corresponding author), Jonathan Wadsworth (0000-0001-6283-6688, Royal Holloway University of London, CEP(LSE), CReAM and IZA)
Year2023
Volume90
Issue359
Pages851-881
Publication date2023-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/ecca.12472
OpenAlexW4366089871
LanguageEN
References cited32

Has skilled immigration into the UK led to a reduction in the training of native‐born workers? To address this concern, this paper describes a theoretical model where immigration can affect the training of native‐born workers both positively and negatively, and where its effects may differ according to the characteristics of the migrant and of the training firm's sector. It then investigates this issue empirically using UK Labour Force Survey data from 1995 to 2018. At the aggregate level, there is a small positive association between skilled immigration and native training rates. However, a more disaggregated analysis finds that the relationship between immigration and native training depends on the skill level of the immigrant, the skill level of trainees, and the sector into which immigration occurs. In particular, traded goods sectors show a positive association between training of UK‐born workers and both unskilled and skilled immigration. In non‐traded high‐wage sectors, the association between skilled immigration and UK‐born training is negative. These findings highlight the importance of allowing for heterogeneous effects from immigration when formulating policy or when modelling immigration's effects across the wider economy

Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Immigration · Immigration policy · Labour economics · Political science · Training (meteorology) · Wage · Employment and Welfare Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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