Trade, variety, and immigration

被引：10

作者：

Chen, Bo ^{[2
]}

Jacks, David S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Simon Fraser Univ, Dept Econ, 8888 Univ Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada

[2] Shanghai Univ Finance & Econ, SIBA, Trade Div, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2012年 / 117卷 / 01期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

International trade; Variety effects; Immigration;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.007

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

What are the gains from international trade? And how do immigrants influence this process? We consider the case of Canada, document its experience with import variety growth in the period from 1988 to 2007, and relate this variety growth to the process of immigration. We find that import varieties grew 76%, that this growth is associated with a welfare gain to Canadian consumers as large as 28%, and that enhanced immigration flows may be responsible for 25% of this variety growth and its attendant welfare gains for native-born Canadians. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：243 / 246

页数：4