First globalization: why did France missed the boat?

Stéphane Becuwe, Bertrand Blancheton and Léo Charles
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Bertrand Blancheton: GREThA - Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Starting from Bairoch's observation of declining French foreign trade, especially in emerging markets during the first globalization (1880-1914), this article endeavours to identify the sources for the failure to exploit the opportunities afforded by global economic growth after 1870. For this purpose a comprehensive dataset of French imports and exports of unparalleled size was assembled to investigate the changes these underwent both in geographical and product distribution over a period of 64 years. Applying standard tests of trade flow concentration, we find that France's trade structure reflected its early intra-industry specialization which implied increasing reliance on 'proximity' markets.

Keywords: Commerce international; Commerce intra-branche; Première mondialisation; Spécialisation; France; International trade; Intra-Industry trade; 1st globalization; Specialization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-06-10
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