Migrant networks as substitute for institutions: Evidence from Swiss trade

Arbeitspapier

This paper uses an untapped dataset on Swiss immigration and a novel instrumental variable to test three channels through which migrants promote trade. The main finding is that migrant networks are an effective substitute for formal institutions in facilitating trade. The effect takes place entirely on the extensive margin, suggesting migrant networks may be reducing fixed entry costs characterized by corruption.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: HEID Working Paper ; No. 03/2010

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; International Migration ; Empirical Studies of Trade ; Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
• Thema: trade ; migration ; corruption ; Migranten ; Soziales Netzwerk ; Handelseffekt ; Einwanderung ; Schweiz

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Vézina, Pierre-Louis
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
• (wo): Geneva
• (wann): 2010

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/77457
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ