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View article: Population Growth, Immigration, and Labor Market Dynamics
Population Growth, Immigration, and Labor Market Dynamics Open
This article provides a first synthesis of population flows and labor market dynamics across immigrant and native-born populations. We devise a novel dynamic accounting methodology that integrates population flows from two sources—changes …
View article: The impact of public transportation and commuting on urban labor markets: Evidence from the New Survey of London Life and Labour, 1929–1932
The impact of public transportation and commuting on urban labor markets: Evidence from the New Survey of London Life and Labour, 1929–1932 Open
The growth of public transport networks in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries had profound effects on commuting in the industrialized world, yet the consequences for labor markets during this important period of historical d…
View article: ‘Good jobs’, training and skilled immigration
‘Good jobs’, training and skilled immigration Open
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 positive…
View article: The government’s furlough scheme has almost certainly helped prevent a large rise in unemployment over COVID-19 (so far)
The government’s furlough scheme has almost certainly helped prevent a large rise in unemployment over COVID-19 (so far) Open
Jonathan Wadsworth explains why the furlough scheme seems to have done its job in preventing mass layoffs, as well as other reasons why the total entering unemployment is still much lower than in the 2008-2011 downturn.
View article: Labour markets in the time of Coronovirus: Measuring excess
Labour markets in the time of Coronovirus: Measuring excess Open
No matter the cause, recessions are usually accompanied by some combination of job loss, hiring freezes, wage cuts or hours reductions. In a rapidly evolving economic crisis there is a need for timely information to assess labour market pe…
View article: Immigration is no longer the most pressing concern among the electorate
Immigration is no longer the most pressing concern among the electorate Open
Immigration is no longer the pressing concern among the electorate that it was prior to the Brexit referendum, writes Jonathan Wadsworth (LSE). More than three years on, concerns about Europe have eclipsed anything else, including the NHS,…
View article: Trainspotting: 'Good Jobs', Training and Skilled Immigration
Trainspotting: 'Good Jobs', Training and Skilled Immigration Open
While skilled immigration ceteris paribus provides an immediate boost to GDP per capita by adding to the human capital stock of the receiving economy, might it also reduce the number of 'good jobs', i.e. those with training, available to i…
View article: First partner event of the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub: Jonathan Wadsworth
First partner event of the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub: Jonathan Wadsworth Open
The World Bank Group's Jonathan Wadsworth talks about the importance of the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Hub, which was launched 21 February 2019 at ILRI in Nairobi, Kenya. Scientists working at this ILRI-hosted hub aim to help red…
View article: Interesting Times: Immigration and the UK Election
Interesting Times: Immigration and the UK Election Open
Interesting Times: The Election and UK Immigration Had things gone as most commentators expected, the UK would now be entering hard Brexit talks with the near certainty of leaving the single market and/or customs union and the consequent e…
View article: The net migration target is one of the strangest political fetishes in recent history
The net migration target is one of the strangest political fetishes in recent history Open
The net migration target is one of the strangest political fetishes of modern political history, writes Jonathan Wadsworth. He argues that it is far from obvious why any government would seek to target something over which it has very litt…
View article: Let's Talk about Immigration: Young people, jobs and training
Let's Talk about Immigration: Young people, jobs and training Open
The Home Secretary on the Today programme said that she was happy to talk about immigration in the context of suggesting that there may be a link between immigration and lack of jobs and training opportunities for young people.
View article: Immigration from the EU is not a ‘necessary evil’ and does not drag down wages
Immigration from the EU is not a ‘necessary evil’ and does not drag down wages Open
A major argument of the campaign to leave the EU is that Brexit would give the UK more control over the flow of immigrants from across Europe, who have supposedly hurt the jobs and pay of British workers. Research by Jonathan Wadsworth, Sw…
View article: Why immigration is no reason to leave the EU
Why immigration is no reason to leave the EU Open
EU immigration hasn't impacted employment or wages for the British people, write Jonathan Wadsworth, Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano and John Van Reenen
View article: SWOB 10. EU-turn if you want to. Brexit & Immigration
SWOB 10. EU-turn if you want to. Brexit & Immigration Open
Immigration has for some years been the uppermost worry among the issues thought to be facing Britain in many opinion polls so it - or rather people's perceptions of its extent and its effects - is almost certainly one of the key issues th…
View article: SWOB 9. Is it Worth It? Are there too many graduates in the UK?
SWOB 9. Is it Worth It? Are there too many graduates in the UK? Open
Welcome back. The Bank of England has a regular labour market commentary in its quarterly bulletin in which it looks at issues that may influence productivity, wage pressure and hence inflation (if wage pressures are passed on to consumers…
View article: SWOB 8: Employment Performance: UK versus the USA. Jury Out
SWOB 8: Employment Performance: UK versus the USA. Jury Out Open
Lost in the Budget fog this week was the latest set of UK labour market performance statistics among which (buried in an increasingly impenetrable government website ) were international comparisons of employment. The USA is often held up …
View article: SWOB 7:International Women's Day: Reasons to be (a little bit) cheerful about women in the UK labour market, 1, 2, 3
SWOB 7:International Women's Day: Reasons to be (a little bit) cheerful about women in the UK labour market, 1, 2, 3 Open
On Tuesday, International Women's Day, the Fawcett Society published a review of the the progress (or otherwise) of women in the UK labour market. Their central finding was that women - in full-time work - earn significantly less than men …
View article: Fears about the adverse consequences of rising immigration have not materialised
Fears about the adverse consequences of rising immigration have not materialised Open
According to polling by Ipsos-MORI, immigration has topped the economy to become the most important issue for British people. Empirical research on the labour market effects, however, finds little overall adverse impact of immigration. Jon…
View article: Unemployment and Domestic Violence: Theory and Evidence
Unemployment and Domestic Violence: Theory and Evidence Open
Does rising unemployment really increase domestic violence as many commentators expect? The contribution of this article is to examine how changes in unemployment affect the incidence of domestic abuse. Theory predicts that male and female…