Revisiting the Trade-Migration Nexus: Evidence from New OECD Data

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 928-937

  Felbermayr, Gabriel J ^a   Toubal, Farid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

Gravity equation; International trade; Migration

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; EXPORT; IMPORT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; OECD;

EID: 84858616944     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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