Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence firms' external environment on their export intensity. More specifically, it assesses whether domestic market characteristics such as demand and general related tradability across borders affect Design/methodology/approach authors use a sample 29,266 firms from nine European countries, for period 2010–2016, test several estimation me...

Abstract International trade in services has increased significantly recent decades, mainly due to innovations information and communication technology. This development also the importance of service offshoring, as companies spread their production processes across several countries. paper examines intensity offshoring specific tasks occupations, which turn leads higher imports, explores impac...

This study proposes a new measure of the tradability 120+ commodities based on price dispersion. approach is used to construct indices tradables and non-tradables for 150+ countries. The expenditure share lower richer countries, while relative non-tradables, which plays an important role in determination real exchange rates, higher. Secondly, common-factor (based principal components) introduce...

We use new disaggregated data on consumer prices to determine why there is variability in prices of similar goods across U.S. cities. We address questions similar to those that have arisen in the international context: is this variability purely a result of market segmentation or do sticky nominal prices play a role? We also examine how the degree of tradability of a good influences price varia...

The paper analyses the price convergence in the Czech Republic and other Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries towards the European Union (EU). Cross-country comparisons based on the International Comparison Project (ICP) 1999 are used. The authors conclude that in a benchmark convergence scenario, the equilibrium real exchange rate appreciation of the Czech koruna (CZK) should reach rou...

Purpose The authors analyze the equilibrium effects of non-tradable assets on optimal policy portfolios. They study how existence impacts asset allocation decisions investors who own such and do not have access to assets. Design/methodology/approach In this theoretical analysis, a model with tradable classes whose cash flows are jointly normally distributed. There two types investors, without A...

China’s economy began as one of high-speed development and has since advanced into a period high-quality enhancement driven by the services trade. Data elements are important for promoting In this paper, we present literature review digital trade its development, well main mechanisms data factors influencing Second, adopting methods combination qualitative research with quantitative research, s...

Abstract This article explores the role of subnational geography in analysis consequences Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) for workers performing different typologies jobs. We qualify jobs according to their knowledge content, degree tradability and response agglomeration economies. While former two dimensions are key signal intensity OFDI exposure jobs, latter contributes explain unequ...

The recently published S2k-guideline on (allergen-) specific immunotherapy (AIT) provides an excellent overview of the evidence on allergen preparations available for AIT in Germany based on the published efficacy studies. Publications based on the guideline are currently being used by the German associations of statutory health insurance physicians and German health insurance funds to open a d...