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dc.contributor.authorBell , David
dc.contributor.authorFindlay, Allan MacKay
dc.contributor.authorMcCollum, David
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-07T11:31:01Z
dc.date.available2015-04-07T11:31:01Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationBell , D , Findlay , A M & McCollum , D 2014 , ' Labour migration policy and constitutional change in Scotland ' , Oxford Review of Economic Policy , vol. 30 , no. 2 , pp. 310-324 . https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/gru019en
dc.identifier.issn0266-903X
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 141318759
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 4b8e7583-ba1c-4ae4-88e2-6ad30b04412e
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84906215284
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-8716-6852/work/60196139
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000344366800008
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/6442
dc.description.abstractScotland is holding a referendum on independence in 2014, which implies that the Scottish government would become responsible for migration policy in the event of a ‘Yes’ vote. Control over labour migration could be a vital policy tool for the Scottish government, influencing long-run economic growth rates and demographic change. This paper explores migration policy in the context of alternative constitutional outcomes for Scotland. It asks what scope a small economy that is intimately linked to a neighbouring larger economy has in shaping immigration policy. It finds that the level of international migration to Scotland is relatively low and that there are some significant differences in migrant characteristics compared to the rest of the UK (RUK). It also considers the political economy aspects of labour immigration through analysis of recent survey data. Whatever the outcome of the referendum, we would argue that Scotland would benefit from a more nuanced approach to immigration policies rather than the current ‘one size fits all’ UK-wide model.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofOxford Review of Economic Policyen
dc.rights© The Authors 2014. Published by Oxford University Press. This article has been accepted for publication in Oxford Review of Economic Policy Published by Oxford University Press. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, pre-print manuscript prior to peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at http://oxrep.oxfordjournals.org/content/30/2/310en
dc.subjectMigrationen
dc.subjectIdentityen
dc.subjectImmigration policyen
dc.subjectEarningsen
dc.subjectGF Human ecology. Anthropogeographyen
dc.subjectJV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migrationen
dc.subjectSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growthen
dc.subjectSDG 10 - Reduced Inequalitiesen
dc.subject.lccGFen
dc.subject.lccJVen
dc.titleLabour migration policy and constitutional change in Scotlanden
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPreprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Geography & Sustainable Developmenten
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/gru019
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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