The post links to the freely available GLO Discussion Papers of December 2018 and promotes two of the fascinating research contributions for a wider policy debate. Both papers deal with the relationship between migration and globalization.
Anti-migration sentiments and threatened internationalization appear often correlated. However, if migration and trade are substitutes, anti-migration sentiments could be based on the attempt to stop immigration to preserve trade and globalization. On the other hand, if migration and trade are complements, reducing migration might weaken trade and hence globalization. The solid evaluation of the literature provided in an Outstanding GLO Discussion Paper concludes that migration can facilitate internationalization, but also outlines open research issues.
The GLO Discussion Paper of the Month examines the potentials multiple language skills have for employment and wages in a globalized world. In the context of an open and multilingual economy the research finds that language training improves employability of individuals, but the skills are not sufficiently rewarded by higher wages.
GLO Discussion Papers are research and policy papers of the GLO Network which are widely circulated to encourage discussion. Provided in cooperation with EconStor, a service of the ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, GLO Discussion Papers are among others listed in RePEc (see IDEAS, EconPapers). Complete list of all GLO DPs downloadable for free.
Outstanding GLO Discussion Paper of December
Discussion Paper No. 287 Anti-Migration as a Threat to Internationalization? A Review of the Migration-Internationalization Literature – Download PDF
by Hatzigeorgiou, Andreas & Lodefalk, Magnus
GLO Fellow Magnus Lodefalk
Abstract: Does anti-migration sentiment threaten internationalization? One major pro-Brexit argument was that it would enable more control over immigration. The most recent US presidential election also focused on immigration. Anti-migration sentiment could be a threat to internationalization, given that migrants can help lower the costs of internationalization. Since trade contributes to economic growth, this could, in turn, impede economic development. Despite extensive literature on the migration-trade nexus, there are few examples of policymakers highlighting the role of migration for internationalization. One possible explanation is the absence of an accessible survey of the available theory and evidence on this relationship, and this article intends to bridge the gap. We review and discuss over 100 papers published on the subject, from pioneering country-level studies to nascent firm-level studies that utilize employer-employee data. To our knowledge, this is the first paper offering a wide-ranging review of the different strands of theory on the relationship between migration and internationalization, as well as new empirical findings. Although the evidence suggests that migration can facilitate internationalization we also note substantial gaps and inconsistencies in the extant literature. The aim of this article is to encourage future research and assist policymakers in their efforts to promote internationalization.
GLO Discussion Paper of the Month: December
Discussion Paper No. 289 Evaluation of Language Training Programs in Luxembourg using Principal Stratification – Download PDF
by Bia, Michela & Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso & Mercatanti, Andrea
Abstract: In a world increasingly globalized, multiple language skills can create more employment opportunities. Several countries include language training programs in active labor market programs for the unemployed. We analyze the effects of a language training program on the re-employment probability and hourly wages of the unemployed simultaneously, using high quality administrative data from Luxembourg. We address selection into training by exploiting the rich administrative information available, and account for the complication that wages are “truncated” by unemployment by adopting a principal stratification framework. Estimation is undertaken with a mixture model likelihood-based approach. To improve inference, we use the individual’s hours worked as a secondary outcome and a stochastic dominance assumption. These two features considerably ameliorate the multimodality problem commonly encountered in mixture models. We also conduct sensitivity analysis to assess the unconfoundedness assumption employed. Our results strongly suggest a positive effect (of up to 12.7 percent) of the language training programs on the re-employment probability, but no effects on wages for those who are observed employed regardless of training participation. It appears that, in the context of an open and multilingual economy, language training improve employability but the language skills acquired are not sufficiently rewarded to be reflected in higher wages.
All GLO Discussion Papers of December 2018
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289 Evaluation of Language Training Programs in Luxembourg using Principal Stratification – Download PDF
by Bia, Michela & Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso & Mercatanti, Andrea
288 Bounds on Average and Quantile Treatment Effects on Duration Outcomes under Censoring, Selection, and Noncompliance – Download PDF
by Blanco, German & Chen, Xuan & Flores, Carlos A. & Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso
287 Anti-Migration as a Threat to Internationalization? A Review of the Migration-Internationalization Literature – Download PDF
by Hatzigeorgiou, Andreas & Lodefalk, Magnus
286 Some unpleasant consequences of testing at length – Download PDF
by Brunello, Giorgio & Crema, Angela & Rocco, Lorenzo
285 Does Money Relieve Depression? Evidence from Social Pension Expansions in China – Download PDF
by Chen, Xi & Wang, Tianyu & Busch, Susan H.
284 Media Attention and Choice of Major: Evidence from Anti-Doctor Violence in China – Download PDF
by Bo, Shiyu & Chen, Y. Joy & Song, Yan & Zhou, Sen
283 Elite School Designation and House Prices – Quasi-experimental Evidence from Beijing, China – Download PDF
by Huang, Bin & He, Xiaoyan & Xu, Lei & Zhu, Yu
282 Commuting Patterns, the Spatial Distribution of Jobs and the Gender Pay Gap in the U.S. – Download PDF
by Gutierrez, Federico H.
281 The Effect of Self-Employment on Income Inequality – Download PDF
by Schneck, Stefan
GLO DP Team
Senior Editors:
Matloob Piracha (University of Kent) & GLO; Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University and Bonn University).
Managing Editor: Magdalena Ulceluse, University of Groningen. DP@glabor.org
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