What Explains Germany’s Rebounding Export Market Share?
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Summary:
Germany's export market share increased since 2000, while most industrial countries experienced declines. This study explores four explanations and evaluates their empirical contributions: (i) improved cost competitiveness, (ii) ties to fast growing trading partners, (iii) increased demand for capital goods, and (iv) regionalized production of goods (e.g. offshoring). An export model is estimated covering the period 1993-2005. The dominant factors explaining the increase in market share are trade relationships with fast growing countries and regionalized production in the export sector. Improved cost competitiveness had a comparatively smaller impact. There is no conclusive evidence of increased demand for capital goods.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2007/024
Subject:
Export performance Exports Imports International trade Labor Labor costs Vector autoregression Wage bargaining
English
Publication Date:
February 1, 2007
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451865882/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2007024
Pages:
49
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