The Role of Import for Kibs Intensity: a Comparative Analysis of European Union Countries

• Autorzy: Joanna Wyszkowska-Kuna
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of this paper is to study the role of import for the growth of KIBS intensity in the economy. The study covers the EU countries, making it possible to carry out a comparative analysis between countries, in particular between the EU-15 and the EU-12. The study is based on the data from the World Input-Output Database (WIOD). Owing to the availability of relevant data, the period analysed covers the years 1995-2011. The study demonstrates that KIBS intensity is higher in the more developed EU countries, and KIBS are mainly delivered from domestic markets. Exceptions include Ireland and Luxembourg, distinguished by the highest and rapidly growing KIBS intensity (satisfied mainly by import), which is accompanied by their strongest KIBS export performance. In the analysed period, the importance of imported KIBS increased (mainly in the EU-15), but to a much lesser degree than with respect to manufacturing products. The role of imported KIBS was higher in the EU-12 than the EU-15 (with a trend to decrease these disparities), as well as in smaller economies.(author's abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS); EU funds; Import; International trade in services

PL

Wiedzochłonne usługi biznesowe; Fundusze unijne; Import; Międzynarodowa wymiana usług

• Czasopismo: European Journal of Service Management
• Rocznik: 2018
• Numer: vol. 26, 2/2018
• Strony: 329--336

Twórcy

autor

Joanna Wyszkowska-Kuna

• Uniwersytet Łódzki

Bibliografia

• Baldwin, R.E. (2006). Globalisation: The Great Unbundling(s). Retrieved from: http://appli8.hec.fr/map/files/globalisationthegreatunbu ndling(s).pdf (20.01.2017).
• Baldwin, R.E. (2014). Trade and Industrialisation after Globalisation's Second Unbundling: How Building and Joining a Supply Chain are Different and Why it Matters. In: R.C. Feenstra, A.M. Taylor (eds.), Globalization in an Age of Crisis: Multilateral Economic Cooperation in the Twenty first Century (pp. 165-212). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press/NBER.
• Baldwin, R.E., Lopez-Gonzalez, J. (2015). Supply-chain Trade: A Portrait of Global Patterns and Several Testable Hypotheses. The World Economy, 11 (38), 1682-1721.
• Bhagwati, J.N. (1984). Splintering and disembodiment of services and developing nations. The World Economy, 1 (7), 133-143.
• Falk, M., Peng, F. (2011). The increasing service intensity of European manufacturing. MPRA Paper, 3860. Retrieved from: http://mpra. ub.uni-muenchen.de/38600 (22.01.2017).
• Fixler, D., Siegel, D. (1999). Outsourcing and productivity growth in services. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2 (10), 177-194.
• Jones, R.W., Kierzkowski, H. (1990). The role of services in production and international trade: a theoretical framework. In: R.W. Jones, A. Krueger (eds.), The Political Economy of International Trade (pp. 31-48). Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
• Lewin, A.Y., Massini, S., Peeters C. (2009). Why Are Companies Offshoring Innovation? The Emerging Gobal Race for Talent. Journal of International Business Studies, 6 (40), 901-925.
• Mainelli, M., Yeandle, M. (2009). The Global Financial Centres Index. Retrieved from: http://www.zyen.com/PDF/GFCI_1_March_2007. pdf (5.06.2016).
• Miroudot, S., Lanz, R., Ragoussis, A. (2009). Trade in Intermediate Goods and Services. OECD Trade Policy Papers, 93. Retrieved from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5kmlcxtdlk8r-en (5.11.2017).
• Motohashi, K. (1997). ICT diffusion and its economic impact in OECD countries. OECD Science Technology and Industry Review, 20, 13-45.
• National accounts (including GDP) (2017). Retrieved from: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/browse-statistics-by-theme (2.11.2017).
• National Input-Output Tables (2013). Retrieved from: http://www.wiod.org/release13 (7.04.2015).
• Rybiński, K. (2008). Outsourcing i offshoring usług. Siatka pojęć, trendy i bariery rozwojowe. In: A. Szymaniak (ed.), Globalizacja usług. Outsourcing, offshoring i shared services centres (pp. 169-188). Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Akademickie i Profesjonalne.
• Stewart, J. (2014). PwC/World Bank Report 'Paying Taxes 2014': An Assessment. IIIS Discussion Paper, 442. Retrieved from: https:// www.tcd.ie/iiis/publications/discussion-papers.php (5.06.2016).
• Trade by Enterprise Characteristics (2017). Retrieved from: http://www.oecd.org/std/its/trade-by-enterprise-characteristics.htm (2.11.2017).
• Wyszkowska-Kuna, J. (2016). Usługi biznesowe oparte na wiedzy. Wpływ na konkurencyjność gospodarki na przykładzie wybranych krajów Unii Europejskiej. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.
• Wyszkowska-Kuna J. (2017). The role of intermediate demand and technology for international competitiveness of the KIBS sector: Evidence from European Union countries. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 7 (26), 777-800.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.18276/ejsm.2018.26-41