Migrant Networks and Foreign Direct Investment

Javorcik, Beata S.; Özden, Çağlar; Spatareanu, Mariana; Neagu, Cristina

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-4046

collection.link.5	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9
collection.name.5	Policy Research Working Papers
dc.contributor.author	Javorcik, Beata S.
dc.contributor.author	Özden, Çağlar
dc.contributor.author	Spatareanu, Mariana
dc.contributor.author	Neagu, Cristina
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-26T14:43:25Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-26T14:43:25Z
dc.date.issued	2006-11
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:41Z
dc.description.abstract	While there exists sizeable literature documenting the importance of ethnic networks for international trade, little attention has been devoted to studying the effects of networks on foreign direct investment (FDI). The existence of ethnic networks may positively affect FDI by promoting information flows across international borders and by serving as a contract enforcement mechanism. This paper investigates the link between the presence of migrants in the United States and U.S. FDI in the migrants' countries of origin, taking into account the potential endogeneity concerns. The results suggest that U.S. FDI abroad is positively correlated with the presence of migrants from the host country. The data further indicate that the relationship between FDI and migration is driven by the presence of migrants with a college education.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/7154722/migrant-networks-foreign-direct-investment
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9023
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4046
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ARMED CONFLICT
dc.subject	ASSETS
dc.subject	BILATERAL TRADE
dc.subject	BRAIN-DRAIN
dc.subject	CITIES
dc.subject	CITIZENS
dc.subject	CONSUMER PREFERENCES
dc.subject	CONSUMERS
dc.subject	COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DIASPORA
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subject	ECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subject	EDUCATED MIGRANTS
dc.subject	ELASTICITY
dc.subject	EMIGRATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ETHICS
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject	HOST COUNTRIES
dc.subject	HOST COUNTRY
dc.subject	IMMIGRANT
dc.subject	IMMIGRATION
dc.subject	IMPLICIT CONTRACT
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BORDERS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject	MARRIED WOMEN
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subject	NATIONAL BOUNDARIES
dc.subject	NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subject	PEACE
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POPULATION CENTER
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	POPULATION INCREASES
dc.subject	POPULATION SIZE
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PROVISION OF INFORMATION
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	PUSH FACTOR
dc.subject	REGULATORY REGIMES
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	REMITTANCES FROM MIGRANTS
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	RETURN MIGRATION
dc.subject	RETURNEE
dc.subject	RULE OF LAW
dc.subject	RURAL POPULATIONS
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subject	TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	UNMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.title	Migrant Networks and Foreign Direct Investment	en
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/7154722/migrant-networks-foreign-direct-investment
okr.globalpractice	Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-4046
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000016406_20061025122602
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	7154722
okr.identifier.report	WPS4046
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2006/10/25/000016406_20061025122602/Rendered/PDF/wps4046.pdf	en
okr.topic	Economic Theory and Research
okr.topic	Social Development :: Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.topic	Culture and Development :: Anthropology
okr.topic	Human Migrations and Resettlements
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic	Communities and Human Settlements
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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