Analysis on factors affecting competitiveness of service trade from the perspective of intra-product specialization — Based on empirical study of Input-Output Tables of 11 OECD countries

Author

Xue, Lian ; Huang, Yongming ; Zhou, Xiaoyan ; Gao, Chunliang

Author_Institution

Coll. of Econ., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China

Volume

3

fYear

2011

fDate

13-15 May 2011

Firstpage

55

Lastpage

59

Abstract

Intra-product specialization affects service trade mainly through service outsourcing. Based on Input-Output Tables of 11 OECD countries, this paper analyses the impact of factors, which includ intermediate inputs of producer services in manufacturing and service sectors, labor cost of producer services, and the development level of information, communication &technology level, on the competitiveness of trade of service. Policy recommendation is also provided.

Keywords

international trade; manufacturing industries; outsourcing; service industries; OECD countries; input-output tables; intermediate inputs; intraproduct specialization; labor cost; manufacturing sectors; policy recommendation; producer services; service outsourcing; service sectors; service trade competitiveness; Industries; International trade; Manufacturing; Outsourcing; Production; Competitiveness; Intra-product specialization; Service trade;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Business Management and Electronic Information (BMEI), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Guangzhou

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-108-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICBMEI.2011.5918039

Filename

5918039