Vertical specialization in the EU and the causality of trade

Stephan Huber and Binh Nguyen Thanh

Applied Economics Letters, 2017, vol. 24, issue 5, 329-333

Abstract: We use a novel classification scheme to identify three stages of production in the manufacturing sector: parts, components and final goods. In particular, we offer evidence on the revealed comparative advantage of the EU-27 countries concerning the three vertically separated stages of production. Moreover, we investigate whether, and if so how, imports of parts, and components can work as a predictor for the exports of final goods. We find that countries specialize at different stages of production, and that components are Granger causal for the export of final goods in many countries with a lag of 3 months.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2016.1186791

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