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Migration, FDI, and Welfare

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We investigate migration and foreign direct investment (FDI) for a small trading economy. Historically, immigration in small countries has been accompanied by FDI inflows (complementary capital movements). Based on the skill composition of migrants, empirical evidence finds that skilled immigration is accompanied by FDI inflows but unskilled immigration is accompanied by FDI outflows (substitutable capital movements). We prove that the Heckscher-Ohlin model cannot reconcile these apparently contradictory observations. We introduce a theoretical model in which capital and unskilled labor are sector specific, and demonstrate that this model can reconcile the historical and empirical observations on migration and FDI.

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  • Paul Comolli, 2018. "Migration, FDI, and Welfare," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 46(2), pages 179-188, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:atlecj:v:46:y:2018:i:2:d:10.1007_s11293-018-9579-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s11293-018-9579-5
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