Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/94185 
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Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
cege Discussion Papers No. 198
Publisher: 
University of Göttingen, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege), Göttingen
Abstract: 
This paper provides evidence of the effect of immigration-based networks on German trade. Germany presents a particular interesting case study to examine the effect of ethnic networks on exports due to its high export dependence and its reserved migration policy. According to our results, we find no trade creating effect from migrant networks on exports but on imports, highlighting the importance of the demand effect for Germany. Allowing for heterogeneous network effects shows that at least some migrant networks positively affect exports. However, the most efficient migrant networks do not originate from EU countries but from African or middle-eastern countries that do not have a large migrant network in Germany.
Subjects: 
migrants
networks
gravity
JEL: 
F12
F1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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