Top economists say cutting immigration is no way to boost wages
- Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-NDAustralia’s top economists have overwhelmingly rejected cuts to either permanent or temporary migration as a means of restoring lost wage growth.
The 56 leading economists polled by the Economic Society and The Conversation include a former head of the Fair Pay Commission and a former expert member of...
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