This paper investigates spatial dependence of FDI knowledge spillovers in manufacturing and services using spatial … research indicates that for knowledge absorption, geographic distance plays differing roles in manufacturing and services, due … knowledge in manufacturing despite the strong marketstealing effects operating within regions as well as spatially. On the other …

performance of service sectors and improving access to specific services in developing countries. We show that prevailing services …, trade, and investment policies affect access to services that matter for the realization of a number of SDGs: lower trade … restrictiveness is an instrument that can enhance the performance of domestic services sectors. This implies that pursuit of the UN …

This paper uses a structural gravity model to show the effects of services policies on manufacturing exports. Whereas … services markets - we look at direct effects, namely the ability of domestic manufacturers to access services inputs on world … markets at competitive prices. Our results show that discriminatory barriers to services trade have a significant negative …

average a reduction in the regulatory heterogeneity by 0.05 points is associated with 2.5% higher services exports and that …

for the specific nature of services that are traded across borders. We show how services can be characterized by a bundle … between exports and FDI using service-level data for firms in Belgium selling services abroad. Three different types of …