Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/203957 
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Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
wiiw Working Paper No. 92
Publisher: 
The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), Vienna
Abstract: 
German manufacturing firms increasingly engage in service trade activities. Micro-level data show that producer service exports of German manufacturers amounted to EUR 30 billion in 2005. In particular, construction, engineering and R&D services are exported. The machinery industries and automobile and chemicals producers dominate the overall pattern. The types of services exported vary strongly across industries. Furthermore, export activities are concentrated on a few large exporters. Service exports of advertising, data processing and R&D services are found to likely support foreign affiliates of firms. However, these headquarter services are only infrequently observable. Much more important are construction and engineering services exported by machinery firms. These might represent installation and maintenance services exported to complement the supply of machinery. Beyond the support of foreign production affiliates of firms, R&D services exports generally represent the transfer of knowledge and technology. These might be relevant also in R&D cooperations of firms or when firms have partnerships with foreign suppliers or buyers of intermediate products.
Subjects: 
services exports
manufacturing sector
goods trade
multinational firms
JEL: 
D22
F14
F23
L80
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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