Acta Oeconomica
Volume/Issue:
Volume 73: Issue 1
Import intensities of final demand components and their implications for economic openness: The case of the Czech Republic
Authors:
Zdeněk Pikhart Faculty of Finance and Accounting, University of Economics, W. Churchill Sq. 1938/4, 130 67 Prague 3, Czech Republic

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Šárka Pikhartová Faculty of Economics, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic

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Pages:
145–170
Online Publication Date:
27 Mar 2023
Publication Date:
27 Mar 2023
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/032.2023.00009
Keywords:
economic integration; import intensity; input-output analysis;
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Abstract

The article deals with the estimation of import intensities of exports, final consumption expenditures and gross fixed capital formation. It uses the input-output methodology of computing direct and indirect imports to the final demand components, which compares with regression estimates. Unlike the widely used turnover approach, the results contribute fundamentally to knowledge about the genuine openness of the Czech economy with regard to how much value-added is exported. In 2015, the highest import intensity for exports amounting to 52%, closely followed by 49% for investments. Household consumption worked with 41% import intensity, while general government consumption expenditures showed the lowest import intensity of 16%. Based on our input-output findings, the true openness of the Czech economy can be revealed. While turnover of exports to GDP reached 80% in 2019, the value-added approach showed only a half, i.e., 40% value-added was exported. It implies a contra-intuitive conclusion that even in a relatively small and highly integrated country into the globalized economy, there is a 60% majority of the non-tradeable goods.

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Acta Oeconomica Periodical of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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1588-2659

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  • Péter Benczúr, Joint Joint Research Center, European Commission
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  • Dániel Prinz, World Bank
  • Rok Spruk, University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, Slovenia

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  • Fabrizio Coricelli, University of Siena, Italy
  • László Csaba, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary and Central European University, Austria
  • Beáta Farkas, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Szeged, Hungary
  • Péter Halmai, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and National University of Public Service, Hungary
  • Martin Kahanec, Central European University, Austria
  • Michael Landesmann, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW), Austria
  • Péter Mihályi, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
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