A Meta-analysis of Empirical Evidence on the Labour Market Impact of Immigration

[…] and middle income countries that attract migrants. Studies have been undertaken previously to synthesize the conclusions of this empirical research by means of formal meta-analyses of the impact of immigration on the wages of native workers and on the level of employment (Longhi et al., 2005, 2007). While these studies have shown that the […]

The short- and medium-term impacts of the recession on the UK income distribution

[…] points  We project that the reductions in household income between 2007–08 and 2015–16 will be spread quite evenly across the income distribution. The timing of the recession’s impact is very different across income groups. Those on middle and higher incomes, largely dependent on labour market incomes, were hit immediately after the recession as real […]

The impact of house prices on consumption in the UK: a new perspective

This paper proposes an alternative approach to the question of how house prices influence household consumption by focusing on their impact on mortgage equity withdrawal and household saving. Household-level data are used to derive a measure of expected and unexpected changes in house prices; these are then incorporated into a recursive bivariate probit model […]

COVID-19 and adolescent mental health in the United Kingdom

Purpose: This study examines the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in the United Kingdom as well as social, demographic, and economic variations in the impact. Methods: Nationally representative longitudinal panel data from the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey were analyzed. The analytical sample comprises 886 adolescents aged 10–16 years surveyed both […]

The Impact of Bargaining Institutions on Employer Provided Training in Britain

Using linked employer-employee data from the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey, we investigate the impact of collective bargaining institutions on the incidence and intensity of formal training provided by employers to employees. Initially using only variables from the employee survey, we find that private sector men and full-time women covered by unions typically receive […]

A Meta-analysis of Empirical Evidence on the Labour Market Impact of Immigration

[…] and middle income countries that attract migrants. Studies have been undertaken previously to synthesize the conclusions of this empirical research by means of formal meta-analyses of the impact of immigration on the wages of native workers and on the level of employment (Longhi et al., 2005, 2007). While these studies have shown that the […]

A Meta-analysis of Empirical Evidence on the Labour Market Impact of Immigration

[…] and middle income countries that attract migrants. Studies have been undertaken previously to synthesize the conclusions of this empirical research by means of formal meta-analyses of the impact of immigration on the wages of native workers and on the level of employment (Longhi et al., 2005, 2007). While these studies have shown that the […]

A Meta-analysis of Empirical Evidence on the Labour Market Impact of Immigration

[…] and middle income countries that attract migrants. Studies have been undertaken previously to synthesize the conclusions of this empirical research by means of formal meta-analyses of the impact of immigration on the wages of native workers and on the level of employment (Longhi et al., 2005, 2007). While these studies have shown that the […]