Sayeeda Bano

The Significance of Intra-industry Trade as a Cause and Consequence of Global Environment: New Zealand and her European, Pacific, and Asian Partners

This article is an empirical examination of intra-industry trade (IIT) — the simultaneous exports and imports of similar goods, between New Zealand and some major European and Asian trading partners. It attempts to identify some of the factors which have promoted such trade and some of the industries most likely to grow in a free trade environment which will foster further growth in IIT over the next decade.

New Zealand–India Trade Relations and Growth Potential: An Empirical Analysis:

This study examines the bilateral trade relations between New Zealand and India from 1990 to 2014. Using export and import intensity indices and revealed comparative advantage (RCA) indices, it identifies sectors where there is static and dynamic comparative advantage and complementarities. It also examines the extent and movement of intra-industry trade (IIT), using IIT indices, and analyses these indices to consider how trade patterns and relations have changed between 1990 and 2014. Findings show that trade between New Zealand and India has increased in recent years. The intensity of trade has strengthened, and there has been growth in IIT for a number of industries and product groups. Results also suggest high degree of static and dynamic comparative advantage in a number of product groups. The findings of this study should be relevant to future bilateral trade, economic relations, technology transfer and cultural exchange between New Zealand and India.