Arbeitspapier

Exports and Capacity Constraints: Evidence for Several Euro Area Countries

We argue that, under certain conditions, firms consider exports as a substitute for domestic demand. Our econometric model for six euro area countries suggests domestic demand and capacity constraints as additional variables for export equations. We apply the exponential and logistic variant of a smooth transition regression model and find that domestic demand developments are relevant for short-run export dynamics particularly during more extreme stages of the business cycle. A substitutive relationship between domestic and foreign sales can most clearly be found for Spain, Portugal and Italy, providing evidence of the importance of sunk costs and hysteresis in international trade.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 5455

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Empirical Studies of Trade
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
Econometric Modeling: General
Model Construction and Estimation
Trade: General
Thema
domestic demand pressure
error-correction models
hysteresis
modelling techniques
smooth transition models
exports
sunk costs

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Belke, Ansgar
Oeking, Anne
Setzer, Ralph
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2015

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Belke, Ansgar
  • Oeking, Anne
  • Setzer, Ralph
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2015

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