Konferenzbeitrag

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.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2015: Ökonomische Entwicklung - Theorie und Politik - Session: Determinants of export performance in the euro area ; No. B05-V3

Classification
Wirtschaft
Empirical Studies of Trade
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
Open Economy Macroeconomics

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Belke, Ansgar
Oeking, Anne
Setzer, Ralph
Event
Veröffentlichung
(when)
2015

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  • Konferenzbeitrag

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  • Belke, Ansgar
  • Oeking, Anne
  • Setzer, Ralph

Time of origin

  • 2015

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