Research Discussion Paper – RDP 2014-07 International Trade Costs, Global Supply Chains and Value-added Trade in Australia

Contents

• Introduction
• The Structure of Australia's International Trade
• Value-added Trade and the Australian Economy
• The Structure of Australia's Domestic Supply Chain
• Regression Analysis
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Construction of Value-added Trade Estimates
• Appendix B: Construction of Supply Chain Statistics
• Appendix C: Shift-Share Analysis
• Appendix D: Measures of International Trade Costs
• Appendix E: Measures of Sectoral Regulation
• Appendix F: Other Supply Chain Indicators
• References

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We would like to thank Andrew Cadogan-Cowper, Christian Gillitzer, Alexandra Heath, James Holloway and John Simon for useful comments and suggestions.