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on trade, and especially on exports. Those immigrants should be the ones directly involved in the diffusion and … those contributing to export by the largest margin. Business network effects seem particularly important in stimulating … exports to culturally different countries, such as those with different legal origin …
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both imports and exports, and iii) examine the impact of imports according to the country of origin. Looking at the export … side, we find (on the basis of the system GMM estimator) a positive effect of exports on industry wage premia. The results …
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to the divisive 2016 U.S. presidential election. Exploiting the exogenous component of rising import competition by China …
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We analyze the effects of the unprecedented rise in trade between Germany and "the East" – China and Eastern Europe … and export exposure. We find that the rise of "the East" in the world economy caused substantial job losses in German … regions specialized in import-competing industries, both in manufacturing and beyond. Regions specialized in export …
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Large wage differences between countries ("place premiums") are well documented. Theory suggests that factor price convergence should follow increased migration, capital flows, and commercial integration. All three have increased between the United States and Mexico over the last 25 years. This...
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During the period 1991-93, Finland experienced the deepest economic downturn in an industrialized country since the 1930s. We argue that the culprit behind this Great Depression was the collapse of Finnish trade with the Soviet Union, because it induced a costly restructuring of the...
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imports and/or exports. To shed light on this issue, we employ a combination of large-N panel data analysis and comparative …
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China has witnessed rapid increases in the skill premium over the last few decades. In this paper, we study the short …-run effect of capital goods imports on skill premium in China. The surge in capital goods imports, which embody advanced … technology, can explain the rising demand for skills in China. We exploit regional variations in capital goods import exposure …
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international trade volume and trade structure towards high-tech exports result in positive effects on China's regional productivity … the country to target the world as its market. This research discusses the role of international trade in China's economic … growth. It starts with a review of conceptions as well as the evolution of China's international trade regime and the policy …
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Coordination of macro-economic development and employment is an essential issue for China's social development, which …, while the export growth also plays a positive role in employment promotion …
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