Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP367
Authors: Damien J. Neven; Larshendrik Roller
Abstract: We study a model of intra-European trade flows and trade between Europe and the rest of the world for 29 manufacturing sectors for 1975-85. We investigate the claim that European integration has slowed down in recent years and find that it has proceeded alongside integration with the rest of the world. Only in the food industry has European integration occurred at the expense of world integration. We also use an econometric model to investigate the factors underlying European trade flows and how these factors have changed over time.
Keywords: European integration; nontariff barriers; external trade
JEL Codes: 423
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| European integration (F15) | trade flows (F10) |
| NTBs (F29) | trade with the rest of the world (F10) |
| NTBs (F29) | intra-European trade (N73) |
| economies of scale (F12) | intra-European trade (N73) |
| common agricultural policy (Q18) | trade patterns (F10) |