We investigate the welfare implications of two pre-crisis immigration waves (1991-2000 and 2001-2010) and of the post … across countries and across skill groups. In relative terms, the post-crisis wave induces smaller welfare gains compared to …

and labour market outcomes are also analysed, including how these relate to changes in the economy and migration policy …We examine changes in migration to the UK in the period leading up to the Great Recession and in its immediate … aftermath. In so doing, we pay particular attention to the changing countries of origin of recent migration flows to the UK …

This paper examines the effect of international migration on the welfare of family members left behind at the origin … provides a new unified framework that generates testable predictions of whether migration increases non-migrants' welfare in …. Previous literature has produced inconclusive evidence, with some studies suggesting that migration reduces income poverty …

reasonable policy of wanted and unwanted migration should address the question of how to allocate scarce resources. Ignoring … migration flows are determined by immigration laws, the probability of potential detection, penalties for unauthorised migrants … to the problem of illegal migration, grounded on the economic theory of illegal behaviour. The framework considers the …

such a net brain gain results in an increase in welfare and growth due to education's positive externalities. This paper …) the impact on welfare and growth is smaller as well (for any brain gain size); iii) a positive brain gain is likely to … the stock of human capital may have a negative impact on welfare and growth; and v) in a dynamic framework, the paper …