Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/244505 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 1/2015
Publisher: 
Örebro University School of Business, Örebro
Abstract: 
In the OECD countries, the decline of manufacturing and its employment implications have long been matters of concern. Recently, policymakers in several countries have set out to achieve reindustrialization. The servicification of firms is related to these concerns and aspirations. However, servicification and particularly its role in trade policy have received limited attention. I review micro-level evidence and discuss implications. I find that imported, domestic and exported services are all important to contemporary firm competitiveness and participation in international value chains. Therefore, historic policymaking divides between trade in manufactures and services, between export and import interests, and among modes of supply are becoming less relevant. I conclude by suggesting potential steps forward.
Subjects: 
Servicification
services
manufacturing
deindustrialization
offshoring
onshoring
trade
trade policy
GATT
WTO
Mode 4
JEL: 
F13
F15
L16
L24
L60
O14
Additional Information: 
Previous title: "Servification of Manufacturing Firms Makes Divides in Trade Policy-Making Antiquated"
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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