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Professor of Economics, King's College London; Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe. Personal views only; usual disclaimers apply.
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@virgehall overall balance is clear - migrants contribution +ve short & longterm. Of course lots of variance in both migrants/natives
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@jdportes @virgehall Exact opposite suggested by UCL study which put non EEA migration as net treasury cost (£100+ bn over 15 years).
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@jdportes @virgehall This was case with very favourable assumption, for instance that public good costs borne by incumbents not newcomers.
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@_coltseavers @virgehall https://t.co/1xabm0SZCt & https://t.co/llgQxtORSP
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@jdportes @virgehall Yes it doesn't really address that on balance immigration has been a net treasury cost post 1997.
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@_coltseavers @virgehall If you want lower migration, fine: just accept it means higher taxes/worse public services.
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@jdportes @virgehall UCL study (cited in article) has demostrated that migration has been a net treasury cost yet you assert the opposite.
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@_coltseavers @virgehall I don't "assert". Both OBR & NIESR analyses show longterm fiscal implications. You don't like them. OK.
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.@jdportes: @virgehall can't even answer simple questions about her idol Trump. She's way out of her league. #Breitbart