Identifying revealed comparative advantages in an EU regional context

[Introduction ...] Overall, this report is structured as follows: the next chapter (2) briefly outlines the relevance of regional trade indicators for determining the competitiveness of a region. In chapter 3, the methodology for the calculation of regional trade performance indicators is introduced, and the elementary results are described. Chapter 4 presents an econometric analysis relating key regional characteristics to international success of local industries. Based upon the regional distribution of comparative advantages, chapter 5 reports the results of ten regional case studies. Finally, chapter 6 summarises the results and provides policy implications.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Cordes, Alexander ; Gehrke, Birgit ; Römisch, Roman ; Rammer, Christian ; Schliessler, Paula ; Wassmann, Pia
Publisher:	Mannheim : Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
Subject:	KMU \| Komparativer Vorteil \| Exportwirtschaft \| Regionalökonomik \| EU-Staaten \| SMEs \| Comparative advantage \| Export economy \| Regional economics \| EU states

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Series:	ZEW-Gutachten und Forschungsberichte
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Research Report
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	86516259X [GVK] hdl:10419/145962 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:zewexp:145962 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10011528089