Migration kan främja internationalisering

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Utdrag: Migration kan främja internationalisering. De positiva sambanden härleds till att migranterna med sina språkfärdigheter samt kunskaper om och kontakter i andra länder kan bidra till att sänka kostnaderna för företagens utrikeshandel. Dessutom kan migranter öka handeln genom att efterfråga produkter från sina hemländer. Bidraget till internationaliseringsprocesserna kan därmed ge företag och konsumenter tillgång till större marknader. Det ökar konkurrensen och effektiviteten i ekonomin.

Artikeln baseras till stor del på Hatzigeorgious och Lodefalks rapport Migration och företagens internationalisering – en kunskapsöversikt författad för Delegationen för migrationsstudier (Delmi).

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