Research and statistics

Examines the wage and occupation outcomes for cohorts of immigrants who arrived in the UK since 2002.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 27 March 2024

• Immigration downgrading: new evidence from UK panel data (accessible)

  Brian Bell, King’s Business School & Centre for Economic Performance,…

• Summary findings: immigrant downgrading: new evidence from UK panel data

  This paper synthesises the immigrant downgrading analysis we published in…

A report by Revealing Reality about the impact of the end of freedom of movement in four sectors that historically employed high levels of EU workers.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 14 June 2023

• The impact of the end of freedom of movement, a qualitative study (accessible)

  About Revealing Reality Revealing Reality is an independent,…

A report analysing the effect of immigration on prices of goods and services in the UK between 1997 and 2012.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: commissioned research
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 8 July 2014

Full review of the recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland by the Migration Advisory Committee, includes a sunset clause and the creative occupations.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Part of a collection: Shortage occupation lists and 1 others
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 February 2013

Review of the transitional restrictions on access of Bulgarian and Romanian nationals to the UK labour market by the Migration Advisory Committee.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 8 November 2011

Analysis by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) on which sectors and occupations use more migrant labour.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: reports
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 November 2010

UK Visas and Immigration's response to the Independent Chief Inspector's report on Tier 2 of the points-based system.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: Responses to reports by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
• Organisation: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 30 August 2010

Report on how London weighting is taken into consideration on making visa decisions using the points-based system, produced by the Migration Advisory Committee.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: reports
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 August 2010

Second review of the recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland by the Migration Advisory Committee.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Part of a collection: Shortage occupation lists and 1 others
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 October 2009

First review of the recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland by the Migration Advisory Committee.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Part of a collection: Shortage occupation lists and 1 others
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 April 2009

Report on recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland by the Migration Advisory Committee.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Part of a collection: Shortage occupation lists and 1 others
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 September 2008

Review of labour shortages, skill shortages and skill gaps by the Migration Advisory Committee.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: commissioned research
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 28 April 2008

Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report on how migration can help to fill labour shortages.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: reports
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 February 2008