The pro-trade effect of the brain drain: Sorting out confounding factors

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 104
Issue: 2
Pages: 72-75

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We sort out confounding factors in the empirical link between bilateral migration and trade. Using newly available panel data on developing countries' diaspora to rich OECD nations in a theory-grounded gravity model, we uncover a robust, causal pro-trade effect. Moreover, we do not find evidence in favor of strong differences across education groups.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:104:y:2009:i:2:p:72-75
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25