Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
Migration to the UK has skyrocketed since 1997, propping up a low wage, low productivity, low growth economy. Whilst gross GDP has been artificially inflated by a larger population, GDP per capita and productivity rates have stagnated.
Our report co-author Tom Jones explains how we can create a sustainable migration system which promotes global talent, ends low wage dependency and supports automation.
Find the paper here: adamsmith.org/research/selecting-the-best-building-a-future-focused-immigration-system
Migration to the UK has skyrocketed since 1997, propping up a low wage, low productivity, low growth economy. Whilst gross GDP has been artificially inflated by a larger population, GDP per capita and productivity rates have stagnated.
Our report co-author Tom Jones explains how we can create a sustainable migration system which promotes global talent, ends low wage dependency and supports automation.
Find the paper here: adamsmith.org/research/selecting-the-best-building-a-future-focused-immigration-system
