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Intermediation in Foreign Trade: When do Exporters Rely on Intermediaries?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Schröder, Philipp J. H. Trabold, Harald Trübswetter, Parvati |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Abstract | The paper explores theoretically and empirically why trade intermediaries (TIs) are frequently used as agents for exports to some countries but not to others. We adapt a standard intra-industry trade model with variable export costs (e.g. transport) and fixed export costs (e.g. market access) to include a TI that is able to pool market access cost. From this framework explanatory factors for the TI share in a countryOs exports are derived and subsequently tested with a new data set based on French customs information. The paper finds that: (i) higher market access costs increase the TI share, (ii) smaller export markets feature a larger TI share, (iii) the TI share is independent from variable (distance-dependent) export costs. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.diw.de/deutsch/publikationen/diskussionspapiere/docs/papers/dp336.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://repec.org/res2003/Trabold.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/18072/1/dp336.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
