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

Authors
GOULD DM
Citation
Dm. Gould, IMMIGRANT LINKS TO THE HOME COUNTRY - EMPIRICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR UNITED-STATES BILATERAL TRADE-FLOWS, Review of economics and statistics, 76(2), 1994, pp. 302-316
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods",Economics
Journal title
Review of economics and statistics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00346535
Volume
76
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
302 - 316
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-6535(1994)76:2<302:ILTTHC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Immigrants' ties to their home countries can play a key role in foster ing bilateral trade linkages. Immigrant ties include knowledge of home -country markets, language, preferences, and business contacts that ha ve the potential to decrease trading transaction costs. Empirical resu lts for the United States suggest that immigrant links have historical ly been important in increasing bilateral trade flows with immigrants' home countries.