Trade and Human Capital Accumulation : Evidence from U.S. Immigrants

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dc.creatorDömeland, Dörte
dc.date2012-06-05T19:04:00Z
dc.date2012-06-05T19:04:00Z
dc.date2007-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:23:28Z
dc.descriptionThis study provides empirical evidence that trade increases on-the-job human capital accumulation by estimating the effect of home country openness on estimated returns to home country experience of U.S. immigrants. The positive effect of trade on on-the-job human capital accumulation remains significant when controlling for GDP, educational attainment, and institutional quality. It is not the result of self-selection, heterogeneity in returns to experience, English-speaking origin, or cultural background. The effect persists when restricting the sample to non-OECD countries, thereby resolving the theoretical ambiguity of whether trade increases or decreases learning-by-doing. The role of trade in generating economic growth is therefore likely to be more important than generally considered.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7405842/trade-human-capital-accumulation-evidence-immigrants
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7164
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4144
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417659
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4144
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABSOLUTE VALUE
dc.subjectADVANCED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCENSUSES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCOUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY DATA
dc.subjectCOUNTRY EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY DATA
dc.subjectDATA SET
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED ECONOMIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDOWNWARD BIAS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL LITERATURE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEXPECTED
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLE
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHIGH CORRELATION
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNATURAL LOGARITHM
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SIGN
dc.subjectOLDER WORKERS
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subjectOPEN ECONOMIES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOSITIVE CORRELATION
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectPRODUCING GOODS
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKET
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMIES
dc.subjectRELATIVE DEMAND
dc.subjectRELATIVE WAGES
dc.subjectRESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectRICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSKILL-BIASED TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectTEACHER RATIO
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRAINING COSTS
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectWAGE RATE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.titleTrade and Human Capital Accumulation : Evidence from U.S. Immigrants

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