This paper provides new estimates of the effects of ethnic network on U.S. exports. In line with recent research, our …, both of which show that previous estimates of the ethnic-network elasticity of trade are sensitive to the restrictions … to remove the restriction that the network effect is the same for all ethnicities. We find that ethnic-network effects …

This paper provides new estimates of the effects of ethnic network on U.S. exports. In line with recent research, our …, both of which have noteworthy empirical consequences. Our main departure is to remove the restriction that the network … for unobserved heterogeneity with properly specified fixed effects. We find that ethnic-network effects are much larger …

In this paper we highlight a new complementary channel to the business and social network effect à la Rauch (2001 …) through which immigrants generate increased export flows from the regions in which they settle to their countries of origin … relationship going from diasporas and immigrant entrepreneurs towards export flows. Both the size of the diaspora and the number of …

interesting case study to examine the effect of ethnic networks on exports due to its high export dependence and its reserved …, highlighting the importance of the demand effect for Germany. Allowing for heterogeneous network effects shows that at least some … but from African or middle-eastern countries that do not have a large migrant network in Germany. …