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On The Measurement Of Product Quality In Intra-Industry Trade, A. K.M. Azhar, Robert J.R. Elliott
On The Measurement Of Product Quality In Intra-Industry Trade, A. K.M. Azhar, Robert J.R. Elliott
Robert J R Elliott
The world has witnessed a dramatic increase in trade over the last forty years. Much of this growth in trade is intra-industry in nature. A relatively recent development in the intra-industry trade (IIT) literature is the measurement of the simultaneous import and export of quality-differentiated products, commonly known as vertical and horizontal IIT. In this paper we compare the Greenaway, Hine and Milner (1994) and Fontagné and Freudenberg (1997) approaches to disentangling vertical and horizontal intra-industry trade and examine some of the implications of employing simple ratios to define the boundary between product quality types. We present a complementary approach …
Intra-Industry Trade And Labour-Market Adjustment: A Reassessment Using Data On Individual Workers, Marius Brulhart, Robert J.R. Elliott, Joanne K. Lindley
Intra-Industry Trade And Labour-Market Adjustment: A Reassessment Using Data On Individual Workers, Marius Brulhart, Robert J.R. Elliott, Joanne K. Lindley
Robert J R Elliott
We re-examine the relationship between intra-industry trade and labour reallocation, using individual-level data on manufacturing worker moves in the United Kingdom. The contribution of this analysis is twofold. First, we estimate the impact of intra-industry trade on worker moves between occupations as well as between industries. Second, we run individual-level regressions that allow us to control for worker heterogeneity. Our results suggest that intra-industry trade does have the stipulated attenuating effect on worker moves, both between occupations and between industries, but that this effect is relatively small compared to other determinants of labour reallocation.
On The Measurement Of Trade-Induced Adjustment, A. K.M. Azhar, Robert J.R. Elliott
On The Measurement Of Trade-Induced Adjustment, A. K.M. Azhar, Robert J.R. Elliott
Robert J R Elliott
Globalisation and closer regional integration has led to significant increases in trade between nations that in turn impacts on existing long standing trade partnerships. A consequence of changing trade patterns is an increase in the pressure for resources to reallocate between industries and sectors. This paper provides an integrated approach to the analysis of trade induced adjustment that complements the existing literature. Adjustment pressures are documented in accordance with the theoretical underpinnings of the smooth adjustment hypothesis and satisfy a number of desirable criteria, monotonicity, consistency and country specificity. The applicability of our approach is examined using UK manufacturing data.
Labour-Market Effects Of Intra-Industry Trade: Evidence For The United Kingdom, Marius Brulhart, Robert J.R. Elliott
Labour-Market Effects Of Intra-Industry Trade: Evidence For The United Kingdom, Marius Brulhart, Robert J.R. Elliott
Robert J R Elliott
According to the “smooth adjustment hypothesis”, the labour-market adjustment costs entailed by trade liberalisation are lower if trade expansion is intra-industry rather than inter-industry in nature. In this paper, we study the link between trade and labour market changes in UK manufacturing industries during the 1980s. We use industry-level measures of unemployment duration and wage variability as proxies for adjustment costs, and we relate them to various measures of intra-industry trade. Our evidence offers some support for the smooth adjustment hypothesis.
Uk Intra Industy Trade With The Eu North And South, David Greenaway, Chris Milner, Robert J.R. Elliott
Uk Intra Industy Trade With The Eu North And South, David Greenaway, Chris Milner, Robert J.R. Elliott
Robert J R Elliott
No abstract provided.
Adjustment To The European Single Market: Inferences From Intra-Industry Trade Patterns, Marius Brulhart, Robert J.R. Elliott
Adjustment To The European Single Market: Inferences From Intra-Industry Trade Patterns, Marius Brulhart, Robert J.R. Elliott
Robert J R Elliott
No abstract provided.