Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/24879 
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Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1483
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
This paper investigates the relationship between exports and overseas links using data from the UK Community Innovation Survey. Overseas vertical and horizontal links are associated with an average increase in export intensity of 74 and 156 percent for vertical and horizontal overseas links respectively. Firm size shows no significant interactions with overseas links. The data suggests that overseas links are a relatively infrequent form of conducting trade. My findings support the role of Government in fostering overseas links despite their rarity, since they are effective export conduits.
Subjects: 
Exports
networks
outsourcing
vertical integration
JEL: 
F14
F23
L24
L14
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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