Research Interests: international trade; sectoral and industrial trade patterns, trade in services; industrial structure of FDI; gravity modeling of trade barriers; globalization issues (WTO); competitiveness in the enlarged European Union.
working papers & publications
Publications
"Industrial diversity, trade patterns, and productivity convergence," with R. Stehrer, forthcoming in Review of Development Economics.
'Dimensions of Quality Upgrading in CEECs', with U. Dulleck, N. Foster and R. Stehrer, Economics of Transition, Vol. 13(1), January 2005, pp. 51-76 (also published as wiiw Working Paper, No. 29, April 2005 - PDF)
'On Export Composition and Growth', with J. Crespo Cuaresma, Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv/Review of World Economics, Vol. 141(1), 2005, pp. 33-49
'Skill Intensity in Foreign Trade and Economic Growth', Empirica, Vol. 32, 2005, pp. 117-144 (earlier versions published in wiiw Working Papers, No. 25, November 2003; revised version January 2004 (PDF) (Data in Excel)
'Dynamics of Trade Specialization in Developed and Less Developed Countries', Emerging Markets, Finance and Trade, Vol. 41(3), May 2005, pp. 92-11.
"Technological convergence and trade patterns," with Robert Stehrer & Julia Wörz, 2003. Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer, vol. 127(2), pages 191-219, June.
Working Papers
"TRADE THROUGH FDI: investing in services," with Carmen Fillat-Castejón and Joseph Francois.
"Non-linear panel estimation of time-varying effects of import quotas ," Francois J. and Julia Woerz.
"Producer Services, Manufacturing Linkages, and Trade," with J. Francois, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 07-045/2, Tinbergen Institute.
'Good or Bad? The Influence of FDI on Output Growth: An Industry-Level Analysis', with C. Fillat Castejón, wiiw Working Paper (PDF working peper version)
'Rags in the High Rent District: Rhetoric and Reality in the Elimination of Textile and Clothing Quotas', with J.F. Francois, TI Discussion Paper and wiiw Working Paper (PDF working version)
'Attract FDI! - A Universal Golden Rule? Empirical Evidence for Europe and Asia', with R. Stehrer, DIME (Dynamics of Institutions and Markets in Europe) working paper.
Data Sets
'Industry Patterns in Output, FDI and Trade: A regional comparison of CEECs with OECD and East Asian countries', wiiw Statistical Reports, No. 2, September 2005 (Data in Excel)
