Since the seventies, the Federal Republic of Germany has become increasingly integrated in the world economy through it's high rates of foreign direct investment carried out by German multinational enterprises. In the limelight of the 'job export1 debate which paralleled these investment flows...

In einem einfachen theoretischen Erklärungsansatz werden Aspekte eines internationalen Handels in differenzierten Gütern diskutiert. Neben homogenen Gütern können insbesondere differenzierte Güter intraindustriellen Güteraustausch begründen. Von dieser Form der internationalen...

Since the seventies, the Federal Republic of Germany has become increasingly integrated in the world economy through it's high rates of foreign direct investment carried out by German multinational enterprises. In the limelight of the 'job export1 debate which paralleled these investment flows...

In a recent survey of intra-industry trade indices Kol and Mennes (1986) suggested to make a basic distinction between the study of matching trade flows and that of the similiarity oftrade patterns. The present paper shows that in both cases measures of intra-industry trade may be expressed...

In a recent survey of intra-industry trade indices Kol and Mennes (1986) suggested to make a basic distinction between the study of matching trade flows and that of the similiarity oftrade patterns. The present paper shows that in both cases measures of intra-industry trade may be expressed...