Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
5-2012
Abstract
We propose two distinct approaches to the measurement of industry upstreamness (or average distance from final use) and show that they yield an equivalent measure. Furthermore, we provide two additional interpretations of this measure, one of them related to the concept of forward linkages. We construct this measure for 426 industries using the 2002 US input-output Tables. We also construct our measure using data from selected countries in the OECD STAN database. Finally, we present an application of our measure that explores the determinants of the average upstreamness of exports at the country level using trade flows for 2002.
Keywords
Transactional Relationships, Contracts and Reputation, Networks
Discipline
Economics | Growth and Development
Research Areas
International Economics
Publication
American Economic Review
Volume
102
Issue
3
First Page
412
Last Page
416
ISSN
0002-8282
Identifier
10.1257/aer.102.3.412
Publisher
American Economic Association
Citation
Antras, Pol; CHOR, Davin; Fally, Thibault; and Hillbery, Russell.
Measuring the upstreamness of production and trade flows. (2012). American Economic Review. 102, (3), 412-416.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1430
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.102.3.412