The Geography of UK International Trade

Henry G. Overman () and L. Alan Winters

CEP Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

Abstract: This paper examines how the geography of UK international trade has changed since the UK¿s accession tothe European Economic Community using a newly constructed data set that gives a detailed breakdown ofthe UK¿s imports and exports by both port of entry and exit and commodity. Our results suggest thatbetween 1970 and 1992 overall imports and exports re-orientated in favour of ports located nearer to thecontinent. The vast majority of individual commodities also saw a similar re-orientation.

Keywords: UK trade; EEC; economic geography (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 F14 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2004-01
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Working Paper: The geography of UK international trade (2005)
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