From Selling Goods to Selling Services: Firm Responses to Trade Liberalization

Holger Breinlich, Anson Soderbery () and Greg Wright ()

No 2016-07, Discussion Papers from University of Nottingham, GEP

Abstract: In the face of trade liberalization domestic firms are often forced out of the market, whereas others adapt and survive. In this paper we focus on a new channel of adaptation, namely the shift toward increased provision of services in lieu of goods production. We exploit variation in EU trade policy to show that lower manufacturing tariffs cause firms to shift into services provision and out of goods production. We find that a successful transition is associated with higher firm-level R&D stocks.

Keywords: Services Trade; Trade Liberalization; Import Competition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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Journal Article: From Selling Goods to Selling Services: Firm Responses to Trade Liberalization (2018)
Working Paper: From Selling Goods to Selling Services: Firm Responses to Trade Liberalization (2014)
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