Politická ekonomie 2013, 61(6):715-734 | DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.927

Obchod s fiskálními statky v Evropské unii: Analýza za pomoci gravitačního modelu

Richard Frensch, Jan Hanousek, Evžen Kočenda
1 Department of Economics, University of Regensburg and Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (IOS) Regensburg, Germany.
2 CERGE-EI, Karlova univerzita a Akademie věd ČR, Praha; The William Davidson Institute, Michigan; a CEPR, London.
3 CERGE-EI, Karlova univerzita a Akademie věd ČR, Praha; Anglo-americká vysoká škola, Praha; CESifo, Mnichov; IOS, Regensburg; The William Davidson Institute, Michigan; CEPR, London; a Euro Area Business Cycle Network.

Trade with Final Goods in European Union: A Gravity Model Approach

Based on the gravity model of the trade with imperfect specialization we suggest a testable econometric specification. The model considers bilateral gravity equation as a statistical relationship limited by the multilateral specialization patterns among countries. We test the model on disaggregated bilateral trade data of the European Union (EU) countries. Our results show that trade in final goods between East and West in Europe is driven by multilateral specialization incentives. The identified key drivers are supply side country differences in labour costs with respect to the rest of the world. This finding is compatible with the idea of incomplete specialization. We also show that trade between old and new EU members is realized more though increasing variety of products rather than by intensifying trade with established products.

Keywords: European Union, international trade, panel data, gravity models
JEL classification: F14, F16, L24

Published: December 1, 2013  Show citation

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Frensch, R., Hanousek, J., & Kočenda, E. (2013). Trade with Final Goods in European Union: A Gravity Model Approach. Politická ekonomie61(6), 715-734. doi: 10.18267/j.polek.927
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