Skilled migration and business networks

Frédéric Docquier and Elisabetta Lodigiani ()

DEM Discussion Paper Series from Department of Economics at the University of Luxembourg

Abstract: The role of migrants' networks in promoting cross border investments has been stressed in the literature, possibly making migration and FDI complements rather than substitutes in the long run. In this paper, we estimate the magnitude of such business network externalities in dynamic empirical models of FDI-funded capital accumulation. We use original data on capital and migration stocks rather than flows. Regarding mi- grants, we distinguish the total and the skilled diasporas abroad. In both cross-sectional and panel frameworks, we find evidence of strong network externalities, mainly associated to the skilled diaspora.

JEL-codes: F2 O15 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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Journal Article: Skilled Migration and Business Networks (2010)
Working Paper: Skilled Migration and Business Networks (2007)
Working Paper: Skilled Migration and Business Networks (2006)
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