Essays about: "Immigrant-Trade Links"

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  1. 1. Immigrant-Trade Links: Empirical Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Laura Brandell; Carolina Johansson Santos Silva; [2009]
    Keywords : Immigrant-Trade Links; International Trade; Ethnic networks; Immigration; Transaction Costs;

    Abstract : Previous research suggests that immigrants can promote trade by lowering transaction costs, and by bringing with them preferences for goods produced in their native country. This paper examines the hypothesis that there is a positive relation between the number of immigrants from a given country and Swedish bilateral trade flows with that country. READ MORE