U.S. Vertical and Horizontal Intra-Industry Trade Patterns with the Middle East

Aysar Philip Sussan, E. M. Ekanayake, Sabrina D'souza and Leila Halawi

Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 2011, vol. 23, issue 2, 137-160

Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to examine the extent of the U.S. vertical and horizontal intra-industry trade patterns with the countries in the Middle Eastern region. To deepen our understanding of the development of trade and investment relations between the U.S. and the Middle Eastern countries, we consider both the commodity structure of trade as well as the structure of investment. Based on the hypothesis that intra-industry trade is closely related to offshore production by multinational enterprises, then a model have been develop to capture the main determinants of vertical and horizontal intra-industry trade that explicitly includes the role of the U.S. foreign investment in the region. The model is tested empirically using detailed trade and investment data. The findings of the study indicated that foreign investment plays a significant role in the increase in intra-industry trade in recent years.

Date: 2011
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