In this paper we investigate the causal effect of immigration on trade flows, using Italian panel data covering very …

Globalization is not only about the rise of trade, FDI, and migration. It is also about the changing linkages among … these flows. The main findings of the paper can be summarized as follows. First, at least in the nineties, import trade … liberalization fostered not only trade but also inward investment, confirming that trade and FDI toward developing countries have …

migrants and natives under both migration and trade. We use a general equilibrium model of migration, human capital and social … natives. Trade and both migration solutions reduce inequality between the populations of the two countries by the same amount …. In addition, trade and migration are not equivalent if social capital is present: the highest welfare is obtained with …

experiments provide a clear and credible way for identifying this counterfactual, and thereby allowing causal estimation of the … impacts of migration. We provide an overview and critical review of the three strands of this approach: policy experiments …, natural experiments, and researcher-led field experiments. The purpose is to introduce readers to the need for this approach …