Intra-industry trade in the automobile components industry:an empirical analysis

Leitão, Nuno Carlos; Faustino, Horácio C.

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Authors

Leitão, Nuno Carlos

Faustino, Horácio C.

Abstract(s)

This manuscript examines the determinants of intra-industry trade (IIT) in the automobile component sector in Portugal. We have examined the Portuguese trade in this sector between European Union (EU-27), the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), and United States between 1995 and 2006. Using a panel data approach, the results show a negative correlation between endowments and IIT. These results indicate that IIT occurs more frequently among countries that are similar in terms of factor endowments. We also introduce economic and cultural dimensions; these proxies confirm the positive effects of IIT. Our results also confirm the hypothesis that trade increases if the transportation costs decrease.

Keywords

Intra-industry trade (IIT) Determinants Automobile component sector Portugal

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/2991

Citation

Leitão, N.C. (2009). Intra-industry trade in the automobile components industry : an empirical analysis. Journal of Global Business & Technology, 5 (1), 32-41.

Publisher

Global Business and Technology Association (GBATA)

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