Examining the non-linear relationship between migration and trade

Guadalupe Serrano-Domingo () and Francisco Requena-Silvente ()
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Guadalupe Serrano-Domingo: University of Valencia
Francisco Requena-Silvente: University of Valencia
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Francisco Requena Silvente

No 1310, Working Papers from Department of Applied Economics II, Universidad de Valencia

Abstract: The migration-trade link has been studied extensively since the mid nineties, finding a positive impact through different channels. Based on the generalized propensity score (GPS) methodology, we estimate a dose-response function, depicting a non-linear impact of immigration on exports using regional data for Spain and Italy. For both countries the elasticity of province exports to immigration from a given nationality is always positive. However, it is magnitude varies with the level of immigrants: increasing with less than 100 immigrants; decreasing between 100 and 1500; increasing again with more than 1500. In contrast to previous studies that use country-level data, we find no exhaustion point in the effectiveness of the immigration networks on regional exports.

Keywords: Immigration; exports; generalized propensity score; dose-response function; Spanish provinces; Italian provinces (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 F14 F22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2013-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eur, nep-int and nep-mig
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