EIB Working Paper 2023/02 - Trade disruptions in Europe Evidence from the EIB Investment Survey 2022

Using firm-level data from the EIB Investment Survey, this paper describes how firms in the European Union have been affected by recent trade-related shocks, such as disruptions to logistics or access to materials, and how they have responded to them. The responses of firms differ. They include dive...

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Autor principal: European Investment Bank (author)
Autor Corporativo: European Investment Bank, author, issuing body (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milan : European Investment Bank 2023.
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Sumario:Using firm-level data from the EIB Investment Survey, this paper describes how firms in the European Union have been affected by recent trade-related shocks, such as disruptions to logistics or access to materials, and how they have responded to them. The responses of firms differ. They include diversification of trade partners and refocusing on domestic markets and suppliers. The paper looks at the differences between firms that help to explain these different reactions. It finds that younger, larger, more productive firms are more likely to respond actively to trade shocks and disruptions, especially through diversification of trade partners. Less productive and less innovative firms, meanwhile, are more likely to be discouraged from direct engagement in international trade.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (34 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.