Migration and International Trade : The US Experience Since 1945


Roger. White
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Cheltenham : : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2010.
Omfang
1 online resource (232 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; PART I What is the immigrant-trade link and why it matters; 1. An overview of the immigrant-trade relationship; 2. What are the channels through which immigrants affect trade?; 3. Lessons from prior studies of the immigrant-trade link; PART II What factors may underlie the US immigrant-trade link; 4. A brief review of US immigration history; 5. Primacy, recency and the US immigrant-trade relationship; 6. The importance of trade-facilitating infrastructure; 7. Cultural distance between the US and immigrants' home countries. - PART III Examining the US immigrant-trade link8. Empirical specification, variable construction and data sources; 9. Verification of the immigrant-trade link; 10. Variation in the immigrant-trade link; PART IV Implications and opportunities; 11. Lessons for US immigration policy; 12. Summing-up: concluding thoughts and (yet) unanswered questions; References; Index. - This unique book synthesizes and extends the immigrant-trade literature and provides comprehensive coverage of this timely and important topic.
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Sjanger
Dewey
ISBN
9781848446960

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