Publication Date
Spring 2008
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Eastern Economic Journal
Volume
34
Issue
2
Abstract
We extend two strands of literature: the determinants of intra-industry trade (IIT) and the effect of immigration on trade flows. Product-level (HS10) data for US trade with 62 nations spanning the years 1989–2001 are used to construct industry-level (HS6) IIT values. A positive relationship is reported between immigration and the level of aggregate IIT. Immigration also increases vertical IIT and horizontal IIT; however, coefficients are of greater magnitude for the latter measure. Examining variation across home countries, immigrants from lower income countries appear to exert a greater influence on IIT measures than do immigrants from higher income countries.
Recommended Citation
White, R. (2008). Exploring a US Immigrant – Intra-Industry Trade Link. Eastern Economic Journal, 34 (2) Retrieved from https://poetcommons.whittier.edu/econ/7