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  "title": "Potential Growth and Migration: Republic of Lithuania",
  "publication": "Selected Issues Papers, October 13, 2025",
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  "summary": "Recent immigrants have been successfully absorbed into the Lithuanian labor market and legislative amendments have enabled easier migration for high-skilled workers despite the reduction of non-EU workers quota in 2025.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Recent immigrants have been successfully absorbed into the Lithuanian labor market.\n- Legislative amendments have enabled easier migration for high-skilled workers despite the reduction of non-EU workers quota in 2025.\n- The analysis shows immigration can play a role in mitigating the impact of aging on labor force and support potential output growth.\n- Given uncertainty about immigration developments, addressing remaining constraints limiting capital deepening and TFP growth would be crucial."
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      "heading": "Key findings",
      "content": "- Immigration can mitigate the impact of aging on the labor force.\n- Immigration can support potential output growth.\n- Recent immigrants have been successfully absorbed into the labor market.\n- Legislative amendments have enabled easier migration for high-skilled workers even though the non-EU workers quota was reduced in 2025."
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      "content": "- Continue focusing on integrating migrants in the most productivity-enhancing way possible.\n- Allow the participation of foreign professionals in sectors with the largest shortages.\n- Address remaining constraints limiting capital deepening and TFP growth given uncertainty about future immigration developments."
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      "heading": "Uncertainties and constraints",
      "content": "- Uncertainty about immigration developments makes progress on non-labor channels of growth important.\n- Constraints limiting capital deepening and TFP growth need to be addressed to complement migration-driven labor force support.\n\nSelected Issues Paper No. 2025/138 — \"Potential Growth and Migration: Republic of Lithuania\", Lukas Boer\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Sipea2025138\n  - Sipea2025138 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Sipea2025138 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/selected-issues-papers/issues/2025/10/10/potential-growth-and-migration-republic-of-lithuania-571144"
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    "Authors: Lukas Boer",
    "Published: October 13, 2025",
    "Series: Selected Issues Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229026826.018",
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    "Legislative amendments have enabled easier migration for high-skilled workers despite the reduction of non-EU workers quota in 2025.",
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    "Immigration can mitigate the impact of aging on the labor force.",
    "Immigration can support potential output growth.",
    "Recent immigrants have been successfully absorbed into the labor market.",
    "Legislative amendments have enabled easier migration for high-skilled workers even though the non-EU workers quota was reduced in 2025.",
    "Continue focusing on integrating migrants in the most productivity-enhancing way possible.",
    "Allow the participation of foreign professionals in sectors with the largest shortages.",
    "Address remaining constraints limiting capital deepening and TFP growth given uncertainty about future immigration developments.",
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