INTERMEDIATE GOODS INPUTS AND THE UK CONTENT OF IRISH GOODS EXPORTS. ESRI SURVEY AND STATISTICAL REPORT SERIES, July 2018

Lawless, Martina (2018) INTERMEDIATE GOODS INPUTS AND THE UK CONTENT OF IRISH GOODS EXPORTS. ESRI SURVEY AND STATISTICAL REPORT SERIES, July 2018. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

This research aims to provide empirical evidence on the import content of Irishowned firms’ exports of manufactured goods and how these firms may be exposed to changes in the trading environment after Brexit. Although a number of papers have examined the effect of Brexit on goods exports from Ireland to the UK by applying WTO-level tariffs, none to date have examined the extent to which goods exports may also incorporate imported intermediates or examined how the effects of Brexit could differ across firms. The focus on imports of intermediate products in this report comes from their contribution to the export competitiveness of Irish firms. The key policy motivation in undertaking this analysis therefore is to examine whether, and to what extent, the export activity of Irish-owned firms could potentially be exposed to disruptions in the supply chain coming from a negative effect of Brexit on their inputs from the UK.

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