study is based on a sample of 27 German trade partners in 14 manufacturing industries for the period 2004 to 2016. Using … certain industries. We also show that the level of absorptive capacity of the exporting trade partner, as measured by the …

Trade in intermediate goods as one possible link between rising trade and foreign direct investment is examined. To … explain growing intermediate goods trade, three hypotheses are brought forward: outsourcing, global sourcing and the … reason of growing trade in intermediate goods in the cross-section and the time-series framework. The evidence for …