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The economic impact of social ties : evidence from German reunification
Burchardi, Konrad B.; Hassan, Tarek A. - 2011
We use the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to show that personal relationships which individuals maintain for non-economic reasons can be an important determinant of regional economic growth. We show that West German households who have social ties to East Germany in 1989 experience a persistent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357263
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The Economic Impact of Social Ties: Evidence from German Reunification
Burchardi, Konrad B.; Hassan, Tarek A. - 2011
We use the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to show that personal relationships which individuals maintain for non-economic reasons can be an important determinant of regional economic growth. We show that West German households who have social ties to East Germany in 1989 experience a persistent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601047
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The Economic Impact of Social Ties: Evidence from German Reunification
Burchardi, Konrad B.; Hassan, Tarek - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We use the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to show that personal relationships which individuals maintain for non-economic reasons can be an important determinant of regional economic growth. We show that West German households who have social ties to East Germany in 1989 experience a persistent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009150021
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Interactions between local and migrant workers at the workplace
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef - 2010
In this paper we consider the interaction between local workers and migrants in the production process of a firm. Both local workers and migrants can invest effort in assimilation activities in order to increase the assimilation of the migrants into the firm and so by increase their interaction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336063
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Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns
Kerr, William R. - 2016
Migration and trade are often linked through ethnic networks boosting bilateral trade. This study uses migration to … advantages, and it establishes a connection of migration to home country exports beyond bilateral networks. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011584915
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Interactions between local and migrant workers at the workplace
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef - 2010
In this paper we consider the interaction between local workers and migrants in the production process of a firm. Both local workers and migrants can invest effort in assimilation activities in order to increase the assimilation of the migrants into the firm and thereby increase their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272672
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The Formation of Networks in the Diaspora
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler (Cohen), Odelia - 2016
international trade between the different countries, depending on the types of networks formed. We present possible applications of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479280
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The Role of Foreign Networks for Firm Export of Services
Hatzigeorgiou, Andreas; Lodefalk, Magnus - 2015
-related decisions. We investigate whether firm investment in obtaining access to foreign networks impacts exports of services by … services is more sensitive to informal trade barriers, firm investment in access to foreign networks could especially help to … and significant influence of firm investment in foreign networks – through the hiring of foreign-born workers – on both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012654406
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The formation of networks in the diaspora
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2016
international trade between the different countries, depending on the types of networks formed. We present possible applications of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452743
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Heterogeneous technology diffusion and ricardian trade patterns
Kerr, William R. - 2016
Migration and trade are often linked through ethnic networks boosting bilateral trade. This study uses migration to … advantages, and it establishes a connection of migration to home country exports beyond bilateral networks. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568775