Events

09 February 2022 - Online Seminar

Webinar: The Economics of Migration ( Junior Seminar)

Date & Time:  February 9th, 2022 - 17h30 (CET)

Speakers:Evgenii Monastyrenko (University of Luxembourg)

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Topic: Migrants, networks and regional trade: Evidence from European regions (joint with Cem Özgüzel)

Abstract:
This paper presents the first cross-country evidence on the contribution of migrants to trade flows at the regional level. Using a novel database of regional trade flows between 267 European regions for 2013, this study examines how migrants affect trade flows between European regions and the rest of the world. A standard gravity model and shift-share instruments based on past settlements are used to claim causality. The results suggest that a 10% increase in immigration increases exports by 1.21%. This marginal effect is more substantial for highly qualified migrants (2.52%) and for imports (2.5%). The impact of migrants further varies by the level of economic development of the region and the quality of institutions in both the host and origin countries.

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About the seminar series:
This is a joint initiative of LISER's Crossing Borders research programme, CERDI, PSE,the University of Luxembourg and Universidad Carlos III. Its objective is to propose an opportunity to migration scholars for exchanging under the current exceptional circumstances.
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