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International Trade in Services and the Role of English

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  • Lee, Kyounghee

    (Korea Economic Research Institute)

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This paper attempts to investigate to what extent English proficiency can boost international trade in services. To achieve this purpose, this paper estimates the determinants of services trade including language variables with the aggregated and disaggregated data for nine different subsectors of OECD countries. The empirical tests are based on a theory-based gravity model derived from Anderson and von Wincoop. The findings show that English proficiency has a significant influence on services trade, while other languages such as French and German have only weak and mixed effects. In particular, communication, financial, commercial, insurance, and business services are revealed to be the most impacted by the level of English proficiency. The results imply that governments can use their English policies to promote international trade in services.

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  • Lee, Kyounghee, 2012. "International Trade in Services and the Role of English," East Asian Economic Review, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, vol. 16(3), pages 291-314, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:eaerev:0072
    DOI: 10.11644/KIEP.JEAI.2012.16.3.252
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    Keywords

    International Trade in Services; Trade Policy; English Proficiency; Gravity Model; Anderson and von Wincoop Model;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration

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