Bound by Ancestors: Immigration, Credit Frictions, and Global Supply Chain Formation

Jaerim Choi, Jay Hyun & Ziho Park
Published Date
Copyright 2025
DOI 10.1016/j.jinteco.2023.103855
CONFERENCE HELD March 1-2, 2023
Book: International Fragmentation, Supply Chains, and Financial Frictions
Book organizers: Pol Antràs, Sofía Bauducco, Linda S. Goldberg & Ṣebnem Kalemli-Özcan
PUBLISHER: Elsevier, Journal of International Economics, special issue

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International Economics
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International Factor Mobility
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Bound by Ancestors: Immigration, Credit Frictions, and Global Supply Chain Formation
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