Trade in intermediate goods: Trends, effects, and determinants

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dc.contributor.authorSitchinava, Nino
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-31T00:48:44Z
dc.date.available2009-01-31T00:48:44Z
dc.date.issued2008-06
dc.descriptionxiv, 164 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en
dc.description.abstractA large number of studies search for stylized facts on the rapid growth, impact, and determinants of international outsourcing of production. The analyses of these studies are considerably constrained by limitations in the international trade data, which do not differentiate between trade in intermediate and finished goods. I improve on these data and develop a trade dataset that draws a clear distinction between trade in intermediate and finished goods. I use new data to provide an integrated view of the importance of U.S. global production sharing. I assess the magnitude and nature of global production sharing, explore its impact on growing U.S. manufacturing wage inequality, and examine the forces driving the location and volume of this trade. My findings indicate that the composition of trade has not changed as previously speculated and that trade in intermediate inputs is just as prevalent as trade in consumer goods. Additionally, my results indicate that the impact of foreign offshoring of intermediate inputs on the growing wage gap in U.S. manufacturing industries is larger than previously estimated. Lastly, I show that quality of contracting environment and thickness of input supplier markets are important factors for the location and extent of trade in specialized inputs.en
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee-in-charge: Bruce Blonigen, Co-Chairperson, Economics; Ronald Davies, Co-Chairperson, Economics; Glen Waddell, Member, Economics; Michael Pangburn, Outside Member, Decision Sciencesen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/8416
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of Economics, Ph. D., 2008;
dc.subjectOutsourcingen
dc.subjectIntermediate goodsen
dc.subjectTradeen
dc.subjectOffshoringen
dc.subjectWage inequalityen
dc.subjectInstitutions and tradeen
dc.subjectTrade in intermediate goodsen
dc.subjectTrade and labor market interactionsen
dc.titleTrade in intermediate goods: Trends, effects, and determinantsen
dc.typeThesisen

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