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Market structure and the link between migration and trade
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Abstract Many recent studies have looked at the impact of international migration on trade and found a significant effect. They posit that migration fosters trade by lowering costs or by means of a preference bias. However, to my knowledge, market structure has not as yet been considered. Using data from Swi... view more
Many recent studies have looked at the impact of international migration on trade and found a significant effect. They posit that migration fosters trade by lowering costs or by means of a preference bias. However, to my knowledge, market structure has not as yet been considered. Using data from Switzerland, this paper empirically assesses the extent to which migration affects trade, taking goods differentiation into account. A monopolistic model with a multisector economy (Chaney in Am Econ Rev 98(41):1707–1721, 2008) is then empirically estimated. The findings show that market structure explains the different channels through which migration affects trade.... view less
Keywords
migration
Classification
Economic Sectors
Political Economy
Free Keywords
International trade; Market structure; Gravity; F10; F22
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 225-249
Journal
Review of World Economics, 145 (2009) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10290-009-0012-7
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)