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International trade in services: a portrait of importers and exporters

Breinlich, Holger and Criscuolo, Chiara ORCID: 0000-0002-0428-7884 (2011) International trade in services: a portrait of importers and exporters. Journal of International Economics, 84 (2). pp. 188-206. ISSN 0022-1996 (Submitted)

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2011.03.006

Abstract

We provide a novel set of stylized facts on firms engaging in international trade in services, using unique data on firm-level exports and imports from the world's second largest services exporter, the United Kingdom (UK). We show that only a fraction of UK firms engage in international trade in services, that trade participation varies widely across industries and that service traders are different from non-traders in terms of size, productivity and other firm characteristics. We also provide detailed evidence on the trading patterns of service exporters and importers, such as the number of markets served, the value of exports and imports per market and the share of individual markets in overall sales. We interpret these facts in the light of existing theories of international trade in services and goods. Our results demonstrate that firm-level heterogeneity is a key feature of services trade. Also, we find many similarities between services and goods trade at the firm level and conclude that existing heterogeneous firm models for goods trade will be a good starting point for explaining trade in services as well.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescriptio...
Additional Information: © 2011 Elsevier
Divisions: Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
JEL classification: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade
F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F19 - Other
F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business
Date Deposited: 17 May 2011 13:26
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 23:00
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/36220

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