Jonathan Portes

1 month ago | niesr.ac.uk | Jonathan Portes

In common with the rest of the world, the UK is facing a process of demographic ageing which is already underway. This literature survey provides an overview of effects of such ageing on financial markets, including the effects on household saving and wealth, pension provision and the consequences for housing.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Jonathan Portes

How do you reduce immigration while at the same time boosting growth? Labour’s recent immigration white paper sets out a supposedly clear answer. Since the recent “surge” in immigration was driven by the system shifting away from “higher-skilled migration”, it has “distorted the labour market” and undermined the UK’s productivity and GDP.

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Jonathan Portes

CommentMaking it harder for people to come to this country to work and study may bring down immigration numbers – but it will also be economically counterproductive, says Jonathan PortesSo, what are we to make of Keir Starmer’s “serious, pragmatic” reforms of migration rules?

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Jonathan Portes

CommentMaking it harder for people to come to this country to work, study or stay may get the immigration numbers down, but it’s also a one-way ticket to plummeting growth, argues Jonathan Portes“Growth is the number one priority of this government,” Keir Starmer said last year. Last week, in the wake of the local elections, he reaffirmed that we need to go “further and faster”.

Mar 26, 2025 | msn.com | Polly Toynbee |Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah |Anna Landre |Jonathan Portes |Julia Davies |Mike Clancy | +1 more

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