Post-migration restriction economy

Tuesday, Feb 10

12:00pm – 2:00pm

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Civic Future are hosting a lunchtime discussion with Professor Alan Manning, on the economic consequences of sustained immigration restriction in Britain. Across the major political parties, a broad consensus now appears to have emerged around tighter controls on both legal and illegal migration. While there remains disagreement about scale and implementation, the direction of travel is notably different from that of the past two decades. What is far less settled, however, is how this new settlement will shape the British economy over the medium to long term. Light lunch and drinks provided. This event builds on two of our previous events: 'The Immigration Overton Window' and 'Why Can't We Get Net Migration Down?'. It is an opportunity to explore what a post-migration-restriction economy is likely to look like. Alan is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and a senior figure at LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance, where he leads research on wages, low pay, productivity, and the effects of immigration. As former Chair of the UK Migration Advisory Committee, he brings both rigorous evidence and direct policy experience to the question of what sustained immigration restriction would mean for labour supply, public services, and long-term growth. His book 'Why Immigration Policy Is Hard: And How to Make It Better' was published by Polity in 2025.

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