Migration, exports and capital: what is the impact of ghettos on local firms?

This paper investigates the effects of migration on the export and production techniques of agri-industrial firms in the proximity of clusters of migrants. The analysis draws on an original dataset built through interviews conducted with agri-food firms in the Foggia province (southern Italy). Over...

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Published in:Applied economics 2024-08, Vol.56 (37), p.4420-4434
Main Authors: Celi, Giuseppe, Sica, Edgardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agri-food firms
Companies
Complementarity
Economic analysis
Exports
Ghettos
Migrants
Migration
physical capital
Proximity
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Summary:This paper investigates the effects of migration on the export and production techniques of agri-industrial firms in the proximity of clusters of migrants. The analysis draws on an original dataset built through interviews conducted with agri-food firms in the Foggia province (southern Italy). Over the past two decades, this area has experienced a strong influx of migrants, who have concentrated in ghettos. The results do not support a pro-trade effect, but provide evidence for both a substitution and a complementarity effect of migrants on capital endowment, depending on the type of machinery used by the firm.
ISSN:0003-6846
1466-4283
DOI:10.1080/00036846.2023.2211341