INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: THE CASE OF POLAND

Year 2010, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 115 - 126, 02.06.2014

Artur Klimek

Abstract

Intra-industry trade (IIT) has been widely investigated among developed countries. Main factors influencing the simultaneous flows of exports and imports were also identified for the group of advanced economies. Less attention was paid to the trade of emerging countries. Therefore, the author analysed bilateral trade between Poland and its main trading partners over the period 2000-2007. The analysis of IIT was conducted at the five-digit SITC products. Among factors influencing intensity of IIT the role of FDI was placed in the centre of the investigation.

Keywords

Intra-Industry Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, Poland

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