Migración y exportaciones: evidencia para las provincias españolas, 2017-2024

Resumen

Este artículo analiza el impacto que las redes de inmigrantes extranjeros y emigrantes españoles tienen en las exportaciones de las provincias españolas, distinguiendo entre el margen extensivo y el margen intensivo. Para ello, se estima un modelo de gravedad estructural y se emplea una función de control no lineal para tener en cuenta la posible endogeneidad entre migración y comercio. Para el periodo 2017-2024, hay una relación positiva entre inmigración, emigración y el margen extensivo de las exportaciones; es decir, la migración incide positivamente sobre el número de transacciones que realizan las empresas al ayudar a reducir los costes de entrada en los mercados extranjeros.

Palabras clave:

gravedad, migración, exportaciones, margen extensivo, margen intensivo

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