?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F1830%2F&rft.title=The+Relation+Between+Global+Migration+and+Trade+Networks&rft.creator=Sgrignoli%2C+Paolo&rft.creator=Metulini%2C+Rodolfo&rft.creator=Schiavo%2C+Stefano&rft.creator=Riccaboni%2C+Massimo&rft.subject=HB+Economic+Theory&rft.subject=HD+Industries.+Land+use.+Labor&rft.subject=JV+Colonies+and+colonization.+Emigration+and+immigration.+International+migration&rft.description=In+this+paper+we+develop+a+methodology+to+analyze+and+compare+multiple+global+networks.+We+focus+our+analysis+on+the+relation+between+human+migration+and+trade.+First%2C+we+identify+the+subset+of+products+for+which+the+presence+of+a+community+of+migrants+significantly+increases+trade+intensity.+To+assure+comparability+across+networks%2C+we+apply+a+hypergeometric+filter+to+identify+links+for+which+migration+and+trade+intensity+are+both+significantly%0D%0Ahigher+than+expected.+Next+we+develop+an+econometric+methodology%2C+inspired+by+spatial+econometrics%2C+to+measure+the+effect+of+migration+on+international+trade+while+controlling+for+network+interdependencies.+Overall%2C%0D%0Awe+find+that+migration+significantly+boosts+trade+across+sectors+and+we+are+able+to+identify+product+categories+for%0D%0Awhich+this+effect+is+particularly+strong.&rft.publisher=IMT+Institute+for+Advanced+Studies+Lucca&rft.date=2013-10&rft.type=Working+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F1830%2F1%2FEIC_WP_6_2013.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sgrignoli%2C+Paolo+and+Metulini%2C+Rodolfo+and+Schiavo%2C+Stefano+and+Riccaboni%2C+Massimo++The+Relation+Between+Global+Migration+and+Trade+Networks.++EIC+working+paper+series++%236%2F2013++++IMT+Institute+for+Advanced+Studies+Lucca++++ISSN+2279-6894.++++++