• closedAccess   Immigration, factor endowments and the productive structure of Spanish regions, 1996–2005 

      Martín-Montaner, Joan; Requena Silvestre, Francisco; Serrano Domingo, Guadalupe Taylor & Francis (2012-07)
      The participation of immigrants in the Spanish labour market has increased from less than 3% in 1996 to more than 13% in 2005. The factor proportion model of production was used to examine the impact of such a large labour ...
    • openAccess   International trade and migrant networks: Is It really about qualifications? 

      Martín-Montaner, Joan; Requena Silvestre, Francisco; Serrano Domingo, Guadalupe Universidad de Chile (2014)
      Personal characteristics of migrants could help to strengthen the impact ofmigrant networks on bilateral trade. While most of the attention has beenfocused on immigrants’ educational attainment, this paper focuses on ...
    • closedAccess   Networks and self-employed migrants 

      Martín-Montaner, Joan; Serrano Domingo, Guadalupe; Requena Silvestre, Francisco Springer US (2017)
      This paper examines the immigrant’s decision to become self-employed. Personal characteristics and attitudes are crucial to this decision, but recent literature also highlights the importance of social networks as providers ...