In the analysis of specialization patterns in international trade, intra-industry trade (IIT) has a crucial role to play. Introduced in 1960 to explain trade flows between members of regional economic integration organizations, it reveals how countries no more specialize in different products; instead, they prefer to specialize in different types of a given commodity. The leading representative case of intensive IIT is provided by the European Union. Throughout the years, indeed, the deep level of integration reached among its Member States has favored the rise of intra-industry trade. Recently, the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the Union has shaken its entire integration system, calling into question the European Union’s work and the relationships between its Member States. This thesis aims to provide insight into a possible future intra-EU trade equilibrium in good and service sectors. The first step was the definition of the current specialization patterns of each EU Member State by applying the Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage (RSCA) index over a ten-year interval for the good sectors and a seven-year interval for the service sectors. Then a correlation analysis between EU Member States and the United Kingdom led to the identification of those countries which can take advantage from the UK’s withdrawal from the Union: Malta, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Ireland for trade in goods, while Denmark, Latvia, Germany, Lithuania and Cyprus for trade in services. Finally, the design of an econometric model allowed us to forge the future trade relationships between the remaining 27 EU Member States.
Nell’analisi dei modelli di specializzazione propri del commercio internazionale, il commercio intra-settoriale (IIT) svolge un ruolo chiave. Introdotto nel 1960 al fine di spiegare i flussi commerciali tra i membri delle organizzazioni di integrazione economica regionale, il commercio intra-settoriale rivela come i paesi non si specializzano più nella realizzazione di prodotti diversi; per vero, i singoli Stati preferiscono specializzarsi in prodotti appartenenti allo stesso settore. Un paradigma emblematico di IIT è offerto dall’Unione Europea. Nel corso degli anni, il profondo livello di integrazione raggiunto tra i suoi Stati membri ha favorito il sorgere del commercio intra-industriale. Recentemente, la decisione del Regno Unito di lasciare l’Unione ha scosso l’intero sistema di integrazione, mettendo in discussione l’operato dell’UE e le relazioni tra i suoi Stati membri. Lo scopo di questa tesi è quello di fornire la panoramica di un possibile futuro equilibrio del commercio intra-UE di beni e servizi. Il primo passo è costituito dalla definizione degli attuali livelli di specializzazione in ogni stato membro dell’UE, applicando l’indice RSCA (Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage) su un intervallo di dieci anni per i settori dei beni e un intervallo di sette anni per i settori dei servizi. Un’analisi di correlazione tra gli Stati membri dell’Unione Europea e il Regno Unito ha portato all’identificazione di quei paesi che possono trarre vantaggio dal ritiro del Regno Unito dall’Unione: Malta, Svezia, Danimarca, Finlandia e Irlanda per gli scambi di beni, mentre Danimarca, Lettonia, Germania, Lituania e Cipro per lo scambio di servizi. Infine, la definizione di un modello econometrico ha permesso di forgiare le future relazioni commerciali tra i restanti 27 membri dell’Unione Europea.
Evolving pattern of intra-EU trade spacialization : the Brexit effect
POLIMENI, MARIA
2017/2018
Abstract
In the analysis of specialization patterns in international trade, intra-industry trade (IIT) has a crucial role to play. Introduced in 1960 to explain trade flows between members of regional economic integration organizations, it reveals how countries no more specialize in different products; instead, they prefer to specialize in different types of a given commodity. The leading representative case of intensive IIT is provided by the European Union. Throughout the years, indeed, the deep level of integration reached among its Member States has favored the rise of intra-industry trade. Recently, the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the Union has shaken its entire integration system, calling into question the European Union’s work and the relationships between its Member States. This thesis aims to provide insight into a possible future intra-EU trade equilibrium in good and service sectors. The first step was the definition of the current specialization patterns of each EU Member State by applying the Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage (RSCA) index over a ten-year interval for the good sectors and a seven-year interval for the service sectors. Then a correlation analysis between EU Member States and the United Kingdom led to the identification of those countries which can take advantage from the UK’s withdrawal from the Union: Malta, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Ireland for trade in goods, while Denmark, Latvia, Germany, Lithuania and Cyprus for trade in services. Finally, the design of an econometric model allowed us to forge the future trade relationships between the remaining 27 EU Member States.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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