Trade, Migration and Convergence: An Historical Perspective

Kevin O'Rourke

No 1319, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: Theory is ambiguous as to how globalization influences the relative performances of rich and poor countries. This paper surveys some recent literature on the historical links between international commodity and factor market integration and convergence. Focusing on the late nineteenth century, a period both of globalization and convergence, it shows that trade had an important impact on factor prices in some countries, just as Heckscher and Ohlin would have predicted. Migration was a more important force for convergence during this period, however. The analysis suggests that more attention should be paid to open economy forces when discussing convergence.

Keywords: Convergence; Migration; Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 N30 N70 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996-01
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