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specification, namely a log-linear gravity model of export and import flows augmented with the logarithm of the stock of immigrants … distribution of immigration elasticities of imports and exports across 48 studies that yielded 300 observations. The results show … the data (cross-section or panel) and the estimation technique. Elasticities vary between countries in ways that cannot be …
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location. Specifically, environmental stringency should decrease exports and increase imports of dirty goods. This paper … its competitiveness and decreased exports towards its European trading partners. Our findings do not provide empirical …
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This paper contributes to the immigration literature by generating two unique non-economic quality of life (QOL) indices and testing their role on recent migration patterns. Applying the generated quality of life indices in conjunction with other independent welfare measures to an extended...
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the areal unit, we find a positive association between immigrants' stocks and both export and import flows, in line with …
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use a modified gravity model to examine the migrant stock-export relationship and find that United States exports to a … on American exports. Our data set spans the exports of 44 commodities to 17 countries observed at 5 year intervals. We … the effect varied across ?Old? Europe, ?New? Europe, and non-Europe groupings of the trading partner countries. Exports …
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This paper presents an empirical assessment of the endogenous optimum currency area theory. Frankel and Rose (1998) study the endogeneity of a currency union through the lens of international trade flows. Our study extends Frankel and Rose's model by using FDI flows to test the original theory...
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This paper investigates the feasibility of creating a common-currency union consisting of 16 countries in Southern Africa. We estimate an augmented-gravity model that includes public deficit, public debt, public expenditure, inflation, and the foreign reserves position. We also integrate...
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In this paper we analyze economic and spatial determinants of interregional migration in Kazakhstan using quarterly panel data on region to region migration in 2008-2010. In line with traditional economic theory we find that migration is determined by economic factors, first of all income:...
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Antalya and Muğla provinces located in southwestern Turkey have emerged as the new magnets for internal migration in the country. Characteristics of immigration from other provinces to these two are described, and analyzed in the context of the gravity model. The factors that affect the...
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) through which immigrants generate increased export flows from the regions in which they settle to their countries of origin … relationship going from diasporas and immigrant entrepreneurs towards export flows. Both the size of the diaspora and the number of … immigrant entrepreneurs have a positive, significant and economically meaningful effect on exports. We find that increasing the …
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