driver of trade flows outside the euro area as compared to those within the monetary union, especially for exports, that tend … to be more sensitive to relative prices than imports. We consider various measures of competitiveness and conclude that … costs appear to contain relatively more information for trade flows, particularly for exports outside the euro area.The key …

This study examines the marginal effects of traditional determinants of exports and imports with a focus on the role of … harmonised competitiveness indicators (HCIs) on both exports and imports of both goods and services across individual euro area … exceptions) on exports of goods. Exports of services are sensitive to HCIs in big euro area countries and Slovakia, where exports …

data to examine the impact of changes in exports and imports on changes in wage differentials, ii) examine the impact of … imports according to the country of origin. Looking at the export side, we find a positive effect of exports on the industry … on the inter-industry wage differentials, while imports from high-income countries seem to have a more ambiguous impact …

This study examines the marginal effects of traditional determinants of exports and imports with a focus on the role of … harmonised competitiveness indicators (HCIs) on both exports and imports of both goods and services across individual euro area … exceptions) on exports of goods. Exports of services are sensitive to HCIs in big euro area countries and Slovakia, where exports …

-specific and country-specific determinants. We use unique quarterly panel data on the invoicing of Norwegian imports from OECD … addition, the euro as a vehicle currency has overtaken the role of the US dollar in Norwegian imports. The substantial rise in …

depreciations during the Asian crisis, seem to influence the degree of pass-through related to imports from emerging economies …

, conventional indicators of competitiveness based on gross exports become less informative and new measures are needed. In this …