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Using recent data from southern California and Mexico we challenge the notion that the demographic profile of post-1970 Mexican migrants to the United States has remained constant. We find that more recent cohorts of migrants: (1) are more likely to settle permanently in the United States, (2)...
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Despite evidence that skilled labor is increasingly concentrated in cities, whether regional wage inequality is predominantly due to differences in skill levels or returns is unknown. We compare Appalachia, with its wide mix of urban and rural areas, to other parts of the U.S., and find that...
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The EU and the US have started negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) which … useful. There is a host of key policy issues, including the issue of extended sustainability reporting. …
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international trade increasing competition and therefore the price elasticity of product demand, exporters are predicted to have …
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This paper explores the geographic overlap of trade and technology shocks across local labor markets in the United … clerical occupations, is largely uncorrelated with regional exposure to trade competition from China. While the impacts of … technology are present throughout the United States, the impacts of trade tend to be more geographically concentrated, owing in …
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In this paper we investigate the causal effect of immigration on trade flows, using Italian panel data covering very …
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misalignments. Intra-regional trade – both with North Africa and the rest of the continent – together with greater orientation to …
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At least since 1750 when Baron de Montesquieu declared "peace is the natural effect of trade," a number of economists … and political scientists espoused the notion that trade among nations leads to peace. Employing resources wisely to …. Specialization based on comparative advantage leads to gains from trade. If political conflict leads to a diminution of trade, then …
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domestic economy, but it will also affect the international trading markets. In addition, it will affect the West Africa region …
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played by trade and FDI in determining employment. The empirical results obtained lend support to globalization having a …
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