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In the absence of any legal barriers on immigration from Neolandia to the United Kingdom, the economic conditions in the two countries generate an immigrant flow that is negatively selected. In response, the United Kingdom enacts an immigration policy that restricts entry to Neolandians who are in the top 10 percent of Neolandia’s skill distribution. What type of Neolandian would now migrate to the United Kingdom ?
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