Social interactions of migrants and trade outcomes

Silvio Tai

No ERSD-2009-02, WTO Staff Working Papers from World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Research and Statistics Division

Abstract: A framework for immigrant’s choice of location is based on recent studies on non-market interactions which explains how migrants concentrate. Applying data on the distribution of immigrants in 95 French provinces, the social interactions are subsequently estimated. This "social component" of migration is then tested on international trade, providing a direct measure of the impact of social networks on the economy.

Keywords: Social interaction; non-market interaction; international Trade; migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F10 F22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.30875/269b9fc8-en

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