convergence should follow increased migration, capital flows, and commercial integration. All three have increased between the … evidence we do find is most likely due to factors unrelated to US-Mexico integration. While migration, trade, and FDI may …

The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an … new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour market shocks. We find that recent migration flows have …

Mexico and the US. First, we find no evidence of long-run wage convergence among cohorts characterized by low migration … convergence for workers with high migration propensities. Finally, we find evidence of convergence in the border of Mexico vis …

Cultural differences play an important role in shaping migration patterns. The conventional proxies for cross country … tractable model for international migration which explicitly allows for the time varying and asymmetric dimensions of cultural … dimensional fixed effects which enables for the identification of the impact of cultural proximity on migration over and beyond …

This paper provides a different basis than previous analyses for regional bloc formation and regional migration. Due to … its size and welfare impact, and b) examines the impact of international migration as well as the migration …-South migration raises bloc size and welfare; iv) South-South migration and trade are complements under market access negotiations and …

of migration in alleviating information imperfections between home and host countries. We show that the impact of … migration on financial flows is strongest where information problems are more acute (that is, for more informational sensitive … information in generating home-bias and as new evidence of the role of migration in reducing information frictions between …

This paper reviews a growing literature on migration and globalization, focusing on its relevance for developing and …