Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/127453 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of European Labor Studies [ISSN:] 2193-9012 [Volume:] 4 [Issue:] 16 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 1-19
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Since 2010 the UK Government has aimed to reduce net-migration. The UK Government cannot restrict EEA migration, and it has focused instead on restricting non-EEA migration, including closing routes intended for non-EEA high-skilled workers. We identify a possible substitution effect in this context: restricting one type of migration may lead to an increase in an unrestricted type (i.e., "balloon effect"). We present evidence which is consistent with this substitution effect for the case of high-skilled migrant workers in the UK. We also construct counterfactual estimates of the number of different types of migrant workers in the UK with pre-policies conditions.
Subjects: 
High-skilled workers
Balloon effect
Net migration
United Kingdom
European Union
JEL: 
F22
J24
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Document Type: 
Article

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