IMMIGRANT LINKS TO THE HOME COUNTRY - EMPIRICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR UNITED-STATES BILATERAL TRADE-FLOWS

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: GOULD, DM
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.2307/2109884
• 发表日期: 1994-05
• 页码: 302-316
• 关键词: INTERNATIONAL-TRADE; gravity equation

摘要

Immigrants' ties to their home countries can play a key role in fostering bilateral trade linkages. Immigrant ties include knowledge of home-country markets, language, preferences, and business contacts that have the potential to decrease trading transaction costs. Empirical results for the United States suggest that immigrant links have historically been important in increasing bilateral trade flows with immigrants' home countries.