Thursday, Feb 21, 2008

Evanomics blog

BBC News: Migrants go home

...And away from the labour market, think about house prices! At a time when they are falling, a reduction in migrant numbers might intensify the difficulties faced by buy-to-let investors, and the market as a whole.

Posted by dam1an @ 04:34 PM (372 views) Add Comment

3 Comments

1. dohousescrashinthewoods said...

Hmm, we're about to see that wage-price spiral as the earnings stats get un-skewed..

Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:15PM Report Comment
 

2. it_is_going_with_a_bang said...

You mean they might get sick of being expected to do our society's low paid work?

Surely not.

Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:48PM Report Comment
 

3. dohousescrashinthewoods said...

Exactly - every "goldilocks" economy without some kind of slave labour to support it, whether that is actual slavery, or low-paid masses who are given all the unpleasant work.

Friday, February 22, 2008 07:27AM Report Comment
 

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