Economics class podcast: Rishi Sunak’s big fat Greek row

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• The labour market, market failure, government failure

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Rishi Sunak’s big fat Greek row

• According to Robert Shrimsley, what the government can do to reduce net migration?

• Explain why raising the salary threshold for workers in the social care sector will have little impact on the recruitment of migrant workers into this sector

• Robert Shrimsley states that “it’s easier to work elsewhere . . . turning off the immigration pipeline won’t solve the problem”. Evaluate the costs and benefits associated with raising pay in the social care sector in order to make it a more attractive proposition for job seekers

Gavin Clarke, Emmanuel College