Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/73249 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 0706
Publisher: 
Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Department of Economics, Linz
Abstract: 
We examine an issue at the nexus of domestic competition policy and international trade, the interaction between goods trade and market power in domestic trade and distribution sectors. Theory suggests a set of linkages between service-sector competition and goods trade supported by econometrics involving imports of 22 OECD countries vis-´a-vis 69 exporters. Competition in services affects the volume of goods trade. Additionally, because of interaction between tariffs and competition, the market structure of the domestic service sector becomes increasingly important as tariffs are reduced. Empirically service competition apparently matters most for exporters in smaller, poorer countries. Our results also suggest that while negotiated agreements leading to crossborder services liberalization may boost goods trade as well, they may also lead to a fall in goods trade when such liberalization involves FDI leading to increased service sector concentration.
Subjects: 
distribution sector competition
market access
services
trade liberalization
GATS
JEL: 
L16
L8
F12
F13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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