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Factory Europe? Brainier but Not Brawnier

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dc.contributor.authorBehar, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorFreund, Caroline
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-09T21:58:03Z
dc.date.available2016-06-09T21:58:03Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.description.abstractWhile intermediates comprise the majority of total goods trade in the European Union (EU), their share of total trade has remained flat since 1996. This implies that EU enlargement has had a limited effect on the size of Factory Europe. However, enlargement coincides with an increase in Factory Europe’s complexity. Using two new measures of the complexity of intermediates products, we show that internal EU intermediates trade has become more sophisticated and uses more relationship-specific inputs over time and relative to external EU trade. In other words, Factory Europe has become brainier but not necessarily brawnier. There is also an asymmetry. While the 1995 EU members have not become more significant trading partners for the new members, the new members have become a more important source of intermediates for the EU15 and also a more important market. In sum, the structure of EU trade has changed--not only is the EU15 giving the new members a bigger share of its tasks, it is also giving them harder ones.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26228477/factory-europe-brainier-not-brawnier
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24495
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectTARIFFS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHARMONIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNION
dc.subjectGRAVITY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPATTERN OF SPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectTARIFF RATES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectSUNK COSTS
dc.subjectAUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectBARRIER
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTEREST
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectTREND
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectINPUTS
dc.subjectNET EXPORTER
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectCAR INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTRENDS
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectFINAL GOODS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectIMPORT DATA
dc.subjectINFLUENCE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCT
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectACCESS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectBASKET OF GOODS
dc.subjectINVENTORIES
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectINDUSTRY TRADE
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectPATTERN OF TRADE
dc.subjectBORDER TRADE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCES
dc.subjectTRAVEL
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONALISM
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE COSTS
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectREPUTATION
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectTRADE DEFICIT
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE GOODS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT
dc.subjectSHARES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE DEFICITS
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectTARIFF LEVELS
dc.subjectAUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
dc.subjectCAR SALES
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectROAD VEHICLES
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectBILATERAL IMPORTS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectTRADE PARTNERS
dc.subjectGOODS
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectVERTICAL SPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNIONS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectSHARE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectTARIFF
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subjectEXPORT BASKET
dc.subjectMONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectTOTAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectCUSTOMERS
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectSOURCING
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectCOMPETITION
dc.titleFactory Europe? Brainier but Not Brawnieren
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okr.date.disclosure2016-04-15
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26228477/factory-europe-brainier-not-brawnier
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.geographicalEurope
okr.region.geographicalEuropean Union
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Export Competitiveness
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.unitT&C GP-Europe East - IBRD (GTC10)
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