Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/48663 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper Sustainability and Innovation No. S4/2011
Publisher: 
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI, Karlsruhe
Abstract: 
Based on data for eight OECD countries this paper empirically explores the factors driving exports in the automotive sector between 1991 and 2008. The factors considered explicitly account for possible lead market effects which have recently been identified in the literature as relevant factors in studying the export potentials of certain technologies. Econometric results suggest that exports in the automotive sector are positively related to the general strength of a country in terms of exports, to higher GDP per capita and to a lower labour cost share in the automotive sector. However, domestic market size and R&D in the automotive sector appear to have no effect on exports. Hence, the results provide only limited rationale for policy intervention.
Subjects: 
Lead markets
export potentials
automotive industry
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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