Back to the future: Taking stock on intra-industry trade

Back to the Future: Taking Stock on Intra-Industry Trade. — This paper begins by examining the unresolved issues identified in an earlier analysis of the literature. It then sets out developments in theory, measurement, empirical analysis and policy. The progress made on each of these fronts is assessed and remaining unresolved issues identified. The paper argues that the last decade has seen very considerable progress in the measurement of intra-industry trade and in the way the empirical investigations are conducted. It also argues that on the modelling front considerable progress has been made in incorporating spatial and growth dimensions into the paradigm.     

Tests for factor homogeneity and industry classification

Conclusions As we saw at the outset, the issue of whether statistical classifications of industries map on to groups of activities that can be aggregated together in an economically meaningful way is an important one. It is especially important in the context of IIT analysis, not only for its implications for measuring IIT but also from the standpoint of assessing its adjustment implications.     

Sectoral transformation and labour-market flows

This paper examines the pattern of sectoral transformation thathas occurred in the United Kingdom in the post-war period anddocuments the flows of workers that have occurred between industrialand services sectors and the non-employment that has resulted.It then examines what consequences sectoral transformation hashad for wages and unemployment, both at the aggregate and theindividual level. It concludes by examining the policy implicationsof its findings.     

The Economics of Wine – Introduction

To coincide with the 150th anniversary of the famous Bordeaux Wine Classification of 1855, the Centre for Policy Evaluation at the University of Nottingham sponsored a special session at the 2005 RES Annual Conference on the economics of wine. The 1855 classification was completed as part of the Paris Exhibition of the same year as a temporary means to determine which Bordeaux wines would be exhibited. The classification took hold, and is still in use today. In celebration, this Feature explores how economics can add to an understanding of wine production and wine markets.     

Intra-industry trade: Current perspectives and unresolved issues

Zusammenfassung Der intra-industrielle Handel. Gegenw?rtige Perspektiven und ungel?ste Probleme. - Der intra-industrielle Handel stand als Untersuchungsgegenstand in den letzten 25 Jahren und besonders im letzten Jahrzehnt in der vordersten Front weltwirtschaftlicher Forschung. Dieser Aufsatz versucht, die inzwischen umfangreich gewordene Literatur zu sichten und die Gebiete zu identifizieren, denen sich die Forscher in der n?chsten Zeit mit Erfolg widmen sollten. Die Arbeit konzentriert sich auf Theorie, Messung, empirische Analyse und politische Aspekte des intra-industriellen Handels. Für jedes dieser Gebiete werden die gegenw?rtigen Perspektiven herausgearbeitet und die ungel?sten Fragen er?rtert. Der Aufsatz kommt zu dem Ergebnis, da\ es Fortschritte beim intra-industriellen Handel als Forschungsprogramm gegeben hat und da\ es zahlreiche Fragen gibt, die noch nicht untersucht worden sind.

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Résumé Le commerce intra-industriel: perspective courante et questions ouvertes. - Le commerce intra-industriel a été un sujet de clé pour des investigateurs en sciences économiques internationales pendant les dernières vingt-cinq années et particulièrement pendant la dernière décade. Dans cet article les auteurs essaient d’évaluer la littérature volumineuse et d’identifier les sujets sur lesquels les investigateurs pourraient se concentrer en future prochaine. L’article se concentre sur les études concernant la théorie, le mesurage, l’analyse empirique et les aspects politiques. Ils identifient pour chaque de ces sujets les perspectives courantes et discutent les questions ouvertes. Ils tirent la conclusion que le commerce intra-industriel a été un programme de recherche progressif et qu’il y a un nombre extensif des questions qu’il faut analyser.

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Resumen El comercio intrasectorial: perspectiva actual y problemas pendientes. - El comercio intrasectorial ha sido un área de frontera para investigadores de la economfa internacional durante los últimos veinticinco a?os y particularmente durante la última década. Este trabajo intenta revisar lo que hoy constituye una voluminosa literatura e identificar aquellas áreas que merezcan la atención de los investigadores en el futuro immediato. El trabajo se concentra en aspectos teóricos, relativos a la medición, al análisis empírico y a la política. Para cada una de estas areas se identifican las perspectivas actuales y se discuten los problemas pendientes. Se concluye que el comercio intrasectorial ha sido un programa de investigation progresivo y que aún permanecen sin explorar numerosos aspectos.