Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/245750 
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Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14699
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
It has been found that migrants and natives are affected differently by fluctuations in the business cycle. This paper analyses whether this is the case when considering the most recent economic downturn triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. By using UK data, it finds that unemployment has increased for both natives and migrants as has, consequently, the benefits which are aimed to support non-employed households. The rise in these outcomes is particularly important for EU migrants. EU migrants have also been more likely to experience a decrease in pay during the pandemic. Natives, EU workers, and non-EU workers have all suffered similar decreases in hours worked. Since migrants are likely to adjust to negative shocks by return or re-migration, these findings suggest that the recent increase in emigration from the UK can be partly explained by the negative effects of the pandemic on migrants labour market outcomes.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
migration
UK labour market
JEL: 
F22
J01
J20
J61
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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