Immigrants boost GNP by up to 3.7% - report
21/04/2006 - 12:21:48Immigrants who arrived in Ireland between 1993 and 2003 increased GNP by between 3.5% and 3.7%, according to a new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
The increase is attributed in the report to a decrease in skilled wages of about 6% as a result of immigration and to an increase in Ireland’s competitiveness and applies where immigrants were employed at a level fitting their education.
Where immigrants were employed in occupations below their educational level, the benefit to GNP fell to 3% because the impact on skilled wages was lower.
