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New IPPR report on migration and rural economies: could lower immigration harm rural economies?
We've helped fund a new IPPR report into 'Migration and Rural Economies: Assessing and adressing risks'. It examines the roles migrants to rural areas are playing, the economic impacts of migration on existing populations and businesses, and what future migratory trends might be.
Migrants have made significant economic contributions, filling vacancies and skills gaps and promoting job creation and productivity, particularly in some key sectors such as agriculture, food processing and hospitality.
The report consider whether recent migration to rural Britain has led to any risks for rural economies, and if so, how these risks can be managed.
Graham Russell, one of our Executive Directors, welcomed the new research:
"Migration is often thought of as an issue for cities, but this research shows that migrants play an important role in rural economies too. The economic needs and prospects of rural communities must be taken into account in the Government’s migration policies and economic development planning undertaken by Regional Development Agencies and Local Authorities."
