Towards a Global Labour Market?

Globalisation and the Knowledge Economy

Report

Published:  June 2008

Authors:  Katerina Rudiger

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Abstract

While the UK has been successful as a location for foreign investment, a combination of increasing demand for 'knowledge workers', especially in IT, science, healthcare and technology fields, skill shortages among employers, and an ageing population, means policymakers must do more to ensure the UK remains an attractive place for highly skilled migrants to want to come.