International Migration and Economic Integration: Understanding the Immigrant-Trade Link

Abstract

Contents: Foreword Part I: Introducing the Immigrant-Trade Link 1. Migration, Trade and Globalization 2. The Gravity Model and the Literature on the Immigrant-Trade Link Part II: The Effects of Immigrants on International Trade in Goods and Services 3. Immigration Policy, Economic Development and the Immigrant-Trade Link: The Case of the White Australia Policy 4. East-West Migration and Trade: The Pro-Trade Effects of Immigrants in Italy 5. Beyond Trade in Goods: Immigrants and US Exports of Tourism Services Part III: The Cultural Bridging Effects of Immigrants on Trade 6. The Trade-Inhibiting Effects of Cultural Differences: Evidence from Nine OECD Countries 7. Immigrants and the Effects of Cultural Distance: An Examination of Aggregate US Trade Data 8. Heterogeneity across Immigrant Groups: The Effects of Refugee and Non-Refugee Immigrants on US Trade Part IV: The Operability and Universality of the Immigrant-Trade Link 9. The Effects of Immigrants on Trade in Cultural and Non-Cultural Goods: Evidence from US State-Level Exports 10. Asymmetric Information and Trade-Facilitating Infrastructure: Variation in the Immigrant-Trade Link across Migration Corridors 11. Transaction Costs and the Immigrant-Trade Link: Does the Volume of Bilateral Trade Matter? 12. Are the Effects of Immigrants (Emigrants) on Trade Universal? 12.1 The Gravity Model and Non-Parametric Estimation of the Immigrant-Trade Relationship Part V: Findings, Implications and Questions that Remain 13. A Summary of Findings from the Application of the Gravity Model 14. Lessons Learned and Suggestions for Future Research