Determinants of the Commodity Composition of U.S Trade: A Discriminant Analysis Approach

John A Kilpatrick and Robert R Miller
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John A Kilpatrick: Idaho State University
Robert R Miller: University of Texas at Dallas

Journal of International Business Studies, 1978, vol. 9, issue 1, 25-32

Abstract: Using trade and industry data disaggregated to the 4-digit S.I.C. level, the paper analyzes various hypotheses related to directions of U.S international trade. The study concludes that capital intensity, skill intensity, and, to a lesser degree, economies of scale and industry structure are important determinants of trade patterns. Tariffs appear usually to be established against foreign industries that threaten domestic ones, but there exists limited evidence that tariffs can reverse expected directions of trade.© 1978 JIBS. Journal of International Business Studies (1978) 9, 25–32

Date: 1978
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