The port geography of UK international trade

This paper examines how the geography of UK international trade has changed since the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Economic Community, using a newly constructed dataset that gives a detailed breakdown of the United Kingdom’s imports and exports by both port of entry and exit and commod...

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Published inEnvironment and planning. A Vol. 37; no. 10; pp. 1751 - 1768
Main Authors Overman, Henry G, Winters, L. Alan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pion Ltd, London 01.10.2005
SeriesEnvironment and Planning A
Subjects
Common market
Economic analysis
Economic geography
European Union
Exports
Imports
International trade
Ports
Regional economics
United Kingdom
British Isles
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Summary:This paper examines how the geography of UK international trade has changed since the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Economic Community, using a newly constructed dataset that gives a detailed breakdown of the United Kingdom’s imports and exports by both port of entry and exit and commodity. Our results suggest that between 1970 and 1992 overall imports and exports reorientated in favour of ports located nearer to the continent. The vast majority of individual commodities also saw a similar reorientation. Our results point to an important role for market access in determining the geography of UK trade.
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ISSN:0308-518X
1472-3409
DOI:10.1068/a3731