We develop a two-country, two-sector model with a continuum of workers to address the link between migration and trade … more likely to be supported by a simultaneous referendum on trade and migration than in one on trade alone? The key to our … analysis is the recognition that for free trade, migration, or trade and migration to be adopted, the relevant policy must pass …

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 …