An Alloy of Steel and Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Does It Facilitate Trade?

The advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) over the last 20 years, particularly proliferation of the Internet, fixed-telephones, and mobile phones, have significantly reshaped the way modern firms do their business. The economic literature suggests that ICT could be a potential t...

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Main Author:	Shemayev, Volodymyr
Other Authors:	Kellenberg, Derek
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Language:	en
Published:	The University of Montana 2014
Subjects:	Economics
Online Access:	http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-06202014-123725/

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spelling	ndltd-MONTANA-oai-etd.lib.umt.edu-etd-06202014-1237252014-06-27T03:55:57Z An Alloy of Steel and Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Does It Facilitate Trade? Shemayev, Volodymyr Economics The advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) over the last 20 years, particularly proliferation of the Internet, fixed-telephones, and mobile phones, have significantly reshaped the way modern firms do their business. The economic literature suggests that ICT could be a potential trade-enabler, given its ability to reduce costs of search and communication between trade partners. This research intends to examine whether ICT affects countries capabilities to export steel and its articles. To estimate the impacts of the Internet, mobile phones, and fixed-telephones on bilateral trade flows in the steel industry, I apply various gravity model specifications, including those capturing multilateral resistance terms. Three different panels for total exports, exports of steel, and exports of articles of steel were analyzed over the period 2001-2012. The study reveals a positive influence of the Internet and mobile phones on exports of steel and its articles. Moreover, network effects of the Internet are observed in articles of steel. In addition, this study reviews the history and current state of the steel industry and reports a firm-level case study on how ICTs are being deployed at a global steel pipe manufacturer to boost its international sales. Kellenberg, Derek Dalenberg, Douglas Erb, Richard Firth, David The University of Montana 2014-06-26 text application/pdf http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-06202014-123725/ http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-06202014-123725/ en unrestricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to University of Montana or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.
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An Alloy of Steel and Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Does It Facilitate Trade?

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