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Immigration policy and the skills of Irish immigrants: evidence and implications

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The rise of immigration into Ireland has been accompanied by a debate on the potential objectives of immigration policy. This paper beings with a survey of international and historical evidence on the economics of immigration policy. To place Irish immigration in the international context, a recent OECD data set is used to compare the education of Irish immigrants to their counterparts in other European economies. The data suggest that Ireland's immigrant population is remarkably skilled. Immigrants of EU origin are positively selfselected. From outside the EU, some countries supply mainly skilled immigrants, while others are sources of less-skilled workers. These findings are used as a backdrop to explore three major issues in Irish immigration: the likely impact of EU accession of new member states, the appropriateness of current immigration policy, and the relationship between current immigration and future population flows.

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  • Chris Minns, 2005. "Immigration policy and the skills of Irish immigrants: evidence and implications," The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series iiisdp068, IIIS.
    • Handle: RePEc:iis:dispap:iiisdp068
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    1. Barrett, Alan & Kelly, Elish, 2008. "Using a Census to Assess the Reliability of a National Household Survey for Migration Research: The Case of Ireland," IZA Discussion Papers 3689, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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