Ramón Mahía

A Dynamic Input–Output Scheme for the Estimation of Labour Migration Impact on GDP and Employment in Receiving Countries with an Application for Spain

The basic purpose of this study is to describe a suitable technical procedure for a complete evaluation of the economic impact of immigrants’ workers on GDP and employment during a given period. A technical Input-Output scheme is precisely depicted, emphasising how to take into account, in its different stages, quite specific features in relation to migration dynamics in the receiving country of analysis. Finally, the procedure is used for illustrating the impact of labour migration arriving to the Spanish economy during the recent years of economic boom, just before the beginning of the present crisis.