large, low-skill labor supply (immigration) shock generated by the 2004 expansion of the European Union to Eastern European … overall decline in product innovation generated by the labor supply shock. We present a model that illustrates the channels …

This paper investigates the degree to which immigration shock to a region propagates through supply chains. Using the … country are affected in terms of their sales, employment, and wages. We also estimate the effect of the shock on … interprovincial trade, focusing on trade volume and network formation. The results point to positive spillover effects of immigration …