IMMIGRATION HAS positive effects on productivity and economic growth. However, highly educated immigrants tend to contribute more to these effects. The literature suggests that immigrants boost Sweden’s performance in international trade but that Sweden may lose out on some of the positive effects of immigration on innovation. In order for Sweden to remain attractive to foreign experts it might be necessary to reassess the Swedish tax relief for this group. The effects of immigration on economic growth – a literature study PM 2018:07 En del av ramprojektet ”Vad kan staten göra för att underlätta kunskaps- intensiva industriers attraktion av internationell kompetens?”