Is EU talent being chased away from the UK by Brexit?

Several UK employers and business representatives have expressed concern in 2017 that the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union could damage the country’s ability to attract skilled workers from the rest of the EU. Matthias Busse and Mikkel Barslund use LinkedIn data to examine whether these concerns are justified.

They find support for the view that Brexit has reduced the attractiveness of the UK for recent high-skilled graduates from the EU, but it is far from clear whether the magnitude of this decline will have a significant lasting effect on the UK economy.

• Primary Source

United Kingdom: Home Office, July 2017: Home Secretary commissions major study on EU workers http://www.europeansources.info/record/home-secretary-commissions-major-study-on-eu-workers/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Breaking the chain. Key workforce considerations for the UK food and drink supply chain as we leave the EU (Food and Drink Federation, 2017) http://www.europeansources.info/record/breaking-the-chain-key-workforce-considerations-for-the-uk-food-and-drink-supply-chain-as-we-leave-the-eu/

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