The Dynamics of Trade Margins: Evidence from the European Integration

Authors

Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho, University of New South Wales
Julián P. Díaz, Loyola University ChicagoFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2018

Publication Title

Economics Letters

Volume

167

Pages

90-96

Abstract

We analyze the exports trade margins dynamics for ten transition countries, both at the industry and product level, during the period of accession to the EU. We find that trade along both margins was driven by only about 1% of almost 5000 (HS 6-digit) products. Moreover, the largest intensive and extensive margin gains were mostly concentrated around the same subset of sectors. Last, we find a positive correlation between productivity growth and the extensive margin across the transition economies.

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Cho, Sang-Wook (Stanley) and Díaz, Julián P.. The Dynamics of Trade Margins: Evidence from the European Integration. Economics Letters, 167, : 90-96, 2018. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, School of Business: Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.03.014

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