THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL-TRADE ON THE IN-HOUSE TRANSACTION SECTOR - EVIDENCE FROM THE UNITED-STATES, 1985-89

Authors
ENGELBRECHT HJ
Citation
Hj. Engelbrecht, THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL-TRADE ON THE IN-HOUSE TRANSACTION SECTOR - EVIDENCE FROM THE UNITED-STATES, 1985-89, Applied economics letters, 2(3), 1995, pp. 60-63
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
Applied economics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
13504851
Volume
2
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
60 - 63
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-4851(1995)2:3<60:TIOIOT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of international trade on the 'in-h ouse' transaction sector of US manufacturing industries over the perio d 1985-89. Higher import (export) intensity is found to have a strongl y (weakly) negative effect on the relative size of the sector. The nee d for organizational restructuring seems especially urgent for 'high-t ech' industries, which tend to have relatively large private bureaucra cies.