In this paper we investigate the causal effect of immigration on tradeflows. We exploit the very favorable set-up offered by the Italian panel data — the fine geographical disaggregation (provinces, i.e., Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics 3 level l — NUTS-3), the very high...

While most offshoring literature focus on the effects on relative wages, other implications do not receive the necessary attention. This paper investigates effects on the industries' skill ratio. It summarizes the empirical literature, discusses theoretical findings, and provides first empirical...

In this paper we assess whether the expansion of international fragmentation of production (IFP) and the creation of production linkages among European countries contribute to the trade imbalances registered within the European Union (EU) area in the past decade. Exporting intermediate and...