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Kelle, M., Kleinert, J. German Firms in Service Trade. Applied Economics Quarterly, 56(1), 51-71. https://doi.org/10.3790/aeq.56.1.51
Kelle, Markus and Kleinert, Jörn "German Firms in Service Trade" Applied Economics Quarterly 56.1, , 51-71. https://doi.org/10.3790/aeq.56.1.51
Kelle, Markus/Kleinert, Jörn: German Firms in Service Trade, in: Applied Economics Quarterly, vol. 56, iss. 1, 51-71, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/aeq.56.1.51

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German Firms in Service Trade

Kelle, Markus | Kleinert, Jörn

Applied Economics Quarterly, Vol. 56 (2010), Iss. 1 : pp. 51–71

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1Markus Kelle, Department of Economics, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Germany, Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, 24098 Kiel.

2Jörn Kleinert, Department of Economics, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany, Mohlstr. 36, 72074 Tuebingen.

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Abstract

We provide firm-level evidence concerning four key facts of services trade in Germany. First, not only firms classified as service firms, but firms from all industries export and import services. Second, service trade patterns are fairly similar to those in goods trade. Most notably, service trade is dominated by a few large firms that serve many countries, sell several service products, and often export and import services. Differences in firms' trade values are the result from differences in all three margins of trade. Third, there is a strong concentration of firms on one core market and service. Fourth, the patterns are surprisingly similar for services exports and imports.

JEL-Classifications: D21, F14, L80