This paper investigates empirically the role of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) as determinants of migration … the average effects of PTAs on migration flows and on trade, I show that PTAs stimulate bilateral migration flows more … than trade in final goods. PTAs might be used by government to increase inflows of immigrant workers in the case of labour …

This paper investigates the role of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) on bilateral international migration. By …

(RCA). However, being computed on observed trade flows, it mixes up all the factors influencing trade flows. In particular … spirit of the traditional trade model. Furthermore, Balassa Index suffers some empirical distribution weaknesses, mainly time …