Abstract
The World EconomyVolume 32, Issue 3 p. 401-459 An Account of Global Intra-industry Trade, 1962–2006 Marius Brülhart, Marius Brülhart University of Lausanne, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this author Marius Brülhart, Marius Brülhart University of Lausanne, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this author First published: 16 March 2009 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9701.2009.01164.xCitations: 55 This paper is based on a background contribution to the World Bank's 2009 World Development Report. The author would like to thank Bolormaa Tumurchudur for excellent research assistance and Souleymane Coulibaly, Uwe Deichmann, Rob Elliott and Andreas Kopp for helpful comments. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume32, Issue3March 2009Pages 401-459 RelatedInformation
Highlights
Merchandise trade is by far the best documented aspect of international economic relations
This paper provides a comprehensive description of global intra-industry trade (IIT) patterns
A number of broad results emerge: o The share of IIT is on a secular upward trend, suggesting a gradual convergence of the sector composition of national economies worldwide
Summary
Merchandise trade is by far the best documented aspect of international economic relations. In this paper I describe global merchandise trade flows through the lens of intra-industry trade (IIT) indices, which quantify the extent to which bilateral imports and exports are matched within sectors. Given the relative paucity of internationally comparable and sectorally disaggregated production and employment data, trade-based measures can provide uniquely comprehensive (though indirect) evidence on international specialization patterns. Actual trade data occasionally (and erroneously) report goods that merely transit a country (typically one that hosts an important port) as exports. In this case, trade flows do not reflect production patterns.
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