Characteristics of arm’s length and intra-firm trade

Intra-industry trade refers to the exchange of similar products belonging to the same industry.

Intra-industry and intra-firm trade and the internationalisation of production, EO71 ch.6

Intra-industry trade refers to the exchange of similar products belonging to the same industry.

Keywords : Intra-industry Trade; Trade Policy; Kernel Distribution; Bimodality Test.

Intra-industry trade is the export and import of the same products or similar products within one industry.

Several statistical indicators are applied including the Finger-Kreinin and the Intra-Industry Trade (IIT) indices.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development2002 “Intra-Industry and Intra-Firm Trade and the Internationalization of Production,” Economic Outlook No. 71 (Paris), pp. 159–70.

While China could pose a more direct competitive threat to these economies in the future, the benefits from growing intra-industry trade are likely to dominate.

While China could pose a more direct competitive threat to these economies in the future, the benefits from growing intraindustry trade are likely to dominate.