The article examines a set of factors that determine the impact of network communication and network connections on the likelihood of contracting a new coronavirus in European and Latin American countries. The author presents several data sets to prove several suggestions:1) the generalized...

This paper considers labor market adjustments following a large import shock in the German clothing industry caused by the phasing out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement. Using the German shoe industry as a control group and administrative data, we study adjustments on the individual and firm level...

Within the migration-trade nexus literature, this paper proposes a more carefully defined measure of migration business networks, and quantifies its impact on bilateral trade. Using cross-sectional data and controlling for the overall bilateral stock of migrants, the share of migrants employed...

This paper examines the extent to which foreign direct investment (FDI) affects child labor. Using 1995 data for 145 countries, we find that, contrary to common fears, FDI is negatively correlated with child labor. This effect, however, disappears when controlling for per capita income. After...

In this paper, I review evidence on changing global specialization in labor-intensive exporting. Production of apparel, footwear, furniture, and related products are how many low-income countries first enter export manufacturing. Just as China’s rise as a powerhouse in these goods supplanted a...

For a long time globalization could be seen everywhere but in gravity estimates. We offer evidence how globalization affects manufacturing trade over the period 1986-2006 and show that, on average, the effect of distance has fallen whereas the effects of proximity and regional trade agreements...

This paper examines the impact of immigration on bilateral trade using a panel dataset of exports from 18 top migrant destinations (countries) to 69 top emigrant sources (countries) over five decades. Using various specifications of the gravity equation, we find that immigrants' ethnic network...

This article examines the power of labor market rigidities (LMR) to influence export flows of 113 countries from 1995 to 2013 for up to 5018 different goods. Since LMR can alter the productive use of factors in the production process, I expect that the interplay of a country's LMR and the...

The period following the end of World War II is marked by higher degrees of international cooperation aimed at facilitating economic integration among nations. As part of these efforts, national governments adopted policies to remove/reduce barriers that hindered the exchange of goods and...