Abstract This paper investigates how countries become specialised in exporting specific producer services, particularly financial, communication and business services. We find that a country’s ability to develop a competitive service economy depends on the structure of its manufacturing sector as some manufacturing industries are more intensive users of these services. Moreover, we find a virtuous cycle as the same service producers are also intensive users of these producer services. Finally we find that information and communication technologies have a significant impact on trade performance of these producer services. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. JEL classification: L80; F10; O33 Keywords: Producer services; ICT; Manufacturing-services linkages
"Technology and international competitiveness: The interdependence between manufacturing and producer services” / GUERRIERI PALEOTTI, Paolo; Meliciani, V.. - In: STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS. - ISSN 0954-349X. - STAMPA. - 16:(2005), pp. 489-502. [10.1016/j.strueco.2005.02.002]
"Technology and international competitiveness: The interdependence between manufacturing and producer services”
GUERRIERI PALEOTTI, Paolo;
2005
Abstract
Abstract This paper investigates how countries become specialised in exporting specific producer services, particularly financial, communication and business services. We find that a country’s ability to develop a competitive service economy depends on the structure of its manufacturing sector as some manufacturing industries are more intensive users of these services. Moreover, we find a virtuous cycle as the same service producers are also intensive users of these producer services. Finally we find that information and communication technologies have a significant impact on trade performance of these producer services. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. JEL classification: L80; F10; O33 Keywords: Producer services; ICT; Manufacturing-services linkagesI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
