International trade and migrant networks: Is It really about qualifications?

Personal characteristics of migrants could help to strengthen the impact of migrant networks on bilateral trade. While most of the attention has been focused on immigrants’ educational attainment, this paper focuses on the relevance of the tasks carried out by migrants. Our empirical results confirm that the existence of a large number of foreign-born workers with managerial duties is critical to explain the reduction of transaction costs caused by migrant networks.

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Authors:	Martín-Montaner, Joan ; Requena, Francisco ; Serrano, Guadalupe
Published in:	Estudios de Economia. - Departamento de Economía. - Vol. 41, 2 Year 2014, p. 251-260
Publisher:	Departamento de Economía
Subject:	International trade \| migration \| networks \| gravity equation

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade ; F22 - International Migration
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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