Comparative Advantages in International Trade of Services - a Focus on the European Union and Poland

• Autorzy: Piotr Malinowski

Warianty tytułu

Przewagi komparatywne w międzynarodowym handlu usługami - analiza przypadku Unii Europejskiej i Polski

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study examines comparative advantages in the context of international trade in services. Using the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) index, countries with comparative advantages in specific service groups across 28 EU countries were identified. The results are illustrated for each service category using gradient maps, allowing for the determination of sectoral specialization in individual countries. Subsequently, a detailed case study of Poland was conducted, additionally utilizing the Corrected Revealed Comparative Advantage (CRCA) index to assess the stability of its comparative advantages between 2010 and 2018. The study identifies labor-intensive sectors, such as production services, transport, construction, and repair and maintenance services, as key areas of Poland's comparative advantage, stemming from lower labor costs compared to Western Europe. (original abstract)

W pracy opisano przewagi komparatywne w kontekście międzynarodowego handlu usługami. Wykorzystując wskaźnik ujawnionej przewagi komparatywnej (RCA), zidentyfikowano kraje mające przewagi komparatywne w poszczególnych grupach usług w 28 krajach UE. Wyniki zobrazowano dla każdej kategorii usług z wykorzystaniem map gradientowych, co pozwoliło na określenie specjalizacji sektorowej poszczególnych państw. Następnie szczegółowo przeanalizowano przypadek Polski, z zastosowaniem dodatkowo skorygowanego wskaźnika ujawnionej przewagi komparatywnej (CRCA), w celu oceny stabilności jej przewag komparatywnych w latach 2010-2018. W wyniku badania zidentyfikowano pracochłonne sektory, jak usługi produkcyjne, transportowe, budowlane oraz naprawy i utrzymania, jako kluczowe obszary przewagi komparatywnej Polski, wynikające z niższych kosztów pracy w porównaniu z Europą Zachodnią. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

International trade; Comparative advantage; Services sector

PL

Handel międzynarodowy; Przewaga komparatywna; Sektor usług

• Czasopismo: Olsztyn Economic Journal
• Rocznik: 2025
• Numer: nr 20 (1)
• Strony: 33--54

Twórcy

autor

Piotr Malinowski

• University of Warsaw

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DOI

10.31648/oej.10663