different levels of migration frictions. We bring the model to the data for the whole world economy at a 1º times 1º geographic … resolution. We then use the model to quantify the gains from relaxing migration restrictions as well as to describe the evolution … of the distribution of economic activity in the different migration scenarios. Our results indicate that fully …

This paper explores the links between the patterns of migration (high vs. low-skill), trade policy, and foreign direct …-skill intensive, emigration of high- skill labour leads to positive FDI, suggesting that migration and FDI are complements. Cross …-sectional analysis using FDI and emigration data for 103 migration-sending countries over the period 1990-2000 finds some support for …

The paper studies attitudes toward immigration and trade using an opinion survey of two thousand French individuals. We … find that, beyond usual Stolper-Samuelson effects (skilled individuals are more pro-free trade than others, as in other … countries) attitudes toward trade and immigration are correlated and both are ideologically loaded. Right-wing affiliation is …

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 this Paper can be summarized as follows. First, at least in the 1990s, import trade … liberalization fostered not only trade but also inward investment, confirming that trade and FDI toward developing countries have …

determined both the attractiveness of different US counties at the time of migration, as well as current levels of development …. The results indicate that while there is a strong and positive impact associated with overall migration, the national …

migration waves of the late 19th and early 20th centuries has left a legacy on the economic development of the counties where … look at the geography of migration across US counties in the 48 continental states. We then link this settlement pattern of … number of factors which may have influenced both the location of migrants at the time of migration, as well as for the …

experience. The general finding is that trade matters more than migration, which is contrary to the public attention both …The paper investigates the relative importance of trade and immigration for earnings and job mobility of male German … exhibits a positive effect. Trade seems to depress occupational mobility and internal movement, but stimulates inter …

In this Paper, we show that with international externalities, different country sizes, imperfect competition and trade … scenarios the resulting inefficiencies in international specialization and trade flows vanish when trade costs are low enough …

The paper assesses the trade-creating impact of foreign-born residents on the international imports and exports of the … French regions where they are settled. The pro-trade effect of immigrants is investigated along two intertwined dimensions …: the complexity of traded goods and the quality of institutions in partner countries. The trade-enhancing impact of …