Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/28084 
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Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Diskussionsbeiträge No. 2008/17
Publisher: 
Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Berlin
Abstract: 
International trade patterns at the product level are surprisingly dynamic. The majority of trade relationships exist for just a few, often only one to three, years. In this paper, I examine empirically the duration in German import trade at the 8-digit product level from 1995 to 2005. I find that survival probabilities are affected by exporter characteristics, product type and market structure. Specifically, I show that the duration of exporting a product to Germany is longer for products obtained from countries that are economically large and geographically close to Germany; for products with large trade value and a low elasticity of substitution; and for trade pairs that command a large share of the German import market and are characterized by two-way trade.
Subjects: 
Survival
product
relationship
pattern
JEL: 
F14
F19
C14
C41
ISBN: 
3938369884
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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