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Barriers to exit

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  • Chong, Alberto
  • León, Gianmarco

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Unlike previous work on barriers to entry in international trade, we test four theories on barriers to exit, and find that macroeconomic and brain drain explanations explain them, while institutional and cultural hypotheses are not empirically robust. Findings are robust.

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  • Chong, Alberto & León, Gianmarco, 2008. "Barriers to exit," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 99(1), pages 93-97, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:99:y:2008:i:1:p:93-97
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    1. Valerie Koechlin & Gianmarco Leon, 2007. "International Remittances and Income Inequality: An Empirical Investigation," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 10(2), pages 123-141.
    2. Valerie Koechlin & Gianmarco Leon, 2007. "International Remittances and Income Inequality: An Empirical Investigation," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 10(2), pages 123-141.

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