n this paper we investigate the causal effect of immigration on trade flows. We exploit the very favorable set … (colonial ties) attractors for immigration to deal with the possible distortions generated by the choice of the areal unit (the …, using instruments based on immigrants\' enclaves. We find that immigrants have a significant positive effect on both exports …

.e., ex-colonies. Globalization drives people to migrate, in some countries, immigration being more pronounced las in Portugal … country. We find evidence that immigration has a positive influence in bilateral trade. We also introduce economic size and …

The paper assesses the trade-creating impact of foreign-born residents on the international imports and exports of the … immigrants is the most valuable, immigration enhances imports regardless of the quality of institutions in the partner country …. Regarding exports, immigrants substitute for weak institutions on both simple and complex goods. …

foreign markets. We illustrate that foreign workers foster exports at the extensive and the intensive margins. This effect can … find that foreign-born workers, and especially skilled individuals, foster exports at both margins. On average, a firm … employing foreign-born workers exports 30% more in value than a control firm. We find evidence that this increase is spread over …

immigrant entrepreneurs have a positive, significant and economically meaningful effect on exports. In particular, we find that … increasing the stock of (non-entrepreneur) immigrants by 10% would lead to a 1.7% increase in exports in manufacturing, while … increasing the number of immigrant entrepreneurs in manufacturing by 10% would raise exports by about 0.6%. …

-conflict reconstruction in the former Yugoslavia, using exports as outcome. Using confidential social security data to capture intensity of … elasticity of exports to return migration between 0.08 to 0.24. Our results are stronger in knowledge-intensive industries and …

. We find that the elasticity of exports to return migration is between 0.1 to 0.24 in industries where migrants were …

is that migration, and particularly skilled immigration, is a strong and robust driver of productive knowledge diffusion …

is that migration, and particularly skilled immigration, is a strong and robust driver of productive knowledge diffusion …

immigrant entrepreneurs have a positive, significant and economically meaningful effect on exports. We find that increasing the … stock of (non-entrepreneur) immigrants by 10% would lead to a 1.7% increase in exports in manufacturing towards immigrants …' countries of origin, while increasing the number of immigrant entrepreneurs in manufacturing by 10% would raise exports by about …