Bart Los
Biographic Data
| ID | 3588878 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bart Los |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bart |
| FAMILY NAME | Los |
| SIGNATURE | LOS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Groningen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5850-4795 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 229 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Regional inequality in China during its rise as a giant exporter
China's exports success has implications for regional income inequality, because most of its export products are manufactured in the coastal zone. We propose a value chain‐based accounting framework to quantify the contributions of exports to regional income inequality. We employ newly developed interregional input–output tables for China, which distinguish between processing export activities and ordinary export activities. We analyze the period…
International trade and air pollution damages in the United States
This paper investigates the health and economic consequences of trade due to various air pollutants embodied in exports and imports. We compare the US emissions generated for US exports and those that were avoided by importing. An input-output framework of the US economy is employed together with a comprehensive database on damages (expressed in monetary terms) generated by pollutants, as estimated by Muller et al. (2011). We find that damages as…
The Global MRIO Lab – charting the world economy
We describe the creation of the Global Multi-Region Input–Output (MRIO) Lab, which is a cloud-computing platform offering a collaborative research environment through which participants can use each other’s resources to assemble their own individual MRIO versions. The Global MRIO Lab’s main purpose is to harness and focus previously disparate resources aimed at compiling large-scale MRIO databases that provide comprehensive representations of int…
The effects of ageing and urbanisation on China’s future rural and urban populations
This paper estimates China’s future population and labour force by developing a novel forecasting model for population. It combines information about age-specific parameters on fertility and mortality for both rural and urban areas using information about rural–urban migration and the transformation of rural areas into urban ones. This model takes into account the effects of urbanisation on changes in the age structure of the Chinese population; …
The continental divide? Economic exposure to Brexit in regions and countries on both sides of The Channel
The mismatch between local voting and the local economic consequences of Brexit
The mismatch between local voting and the local economic consequences of Brexit. Regional Studies. This paper reveals that in the 2016 UK referendum regarding whether to remain in or leave the European Union, the regions that voted strongly for leave tended also to be those same regions with greatest levels of dependency on European Union markets for their local economic development. This observation flies in the face of pro-leave narratives that…
The impacts of petroleum price fluctuations on income distribution across ethnic groups in Malaysia
Crude oil price hikes have compelled governments of developing countries to let domestic prices of energy increase. Fiscal priorities made it impossible to fully compensate the hikes by raising energy subsidies. This paper examines the potential impacts of a limited deregulation of the petroleum price on the income distribution in Malaysia, paying specific attention to differences in impacts on major ethnic groups. We introduce an extended social…
How Global Are Global Value Chains? A New Approach to Measure International Fragmentation
Denser networks of intermediate input flows between countries suggest ongoing international fragmentation of production chains. But is this process mainly taking place between countries within a region, or is it truly global? We provide new macroeconomic evidence by extending the Feenstra and Hanson ( ) measure of fragmentation to a multicountry setting. We derive the distribution of value added by all countries involved in the production chain o…
An Illustrated User Guide to the World Input–Output Database
This article provides guidance to prudent use of the World Input–Output Database ( WIOD ) in analyses of international trade. The WIOD contains annual time‐series of world input–output tables and factor requirements covering the period from 1995 to 2011. Underlying concepts, construction methods and data sources are introduced, pointing out particular strengths and weaknesses. We illustrate its usefulness by analyzing the geographical and factori…
Sources of Income Growth and Inequality Across Ethnic Groups in Malaysia, 1970–2000
This paper examines the sources of income growth for major ethnic groups in Malaysia. An input–output structural decomposition analysis is extended and applied to the social accounting matrices of 1970 and 2000. The results indicate that the expansion of exports and the changes in the compensation of labor and capital inputs are the main determinants for the income changes. The effects differ largely between rural and urban areas, between skilled…
Structural decomposition analyses
The open and the semi-closed input-output model are widely used in impact analysis but usually yield considerably different outcomes. This paper examines whether such differences also exist in structural decomposition analyses. The empirical part considers the decomposition of the growth in gross output and in labor compensation, for China (1997-2007) and for a set of 35 other countries. Our main findings are twofold. First, for gross output grow…
Related Variety, Unrelated Variety and Technological Breakthroughs
Castaldi C., Frenken K. and Los B. Related variety, unrelated variety and technological breakthroughs: an analysis of US state-level patenting, Regional Studies. This paper investigates how variety affects the innovation output of a region. Borrowing arguments from theories of recombinant innovation, it is expected that related variety will enhance innovation as related technologies are more easily recombined into a new technology. However, it is…
Slicing Up Global Value Chains
In this paper, we "slice up the global value chain" using a decomposition technique that has recently become feasible due to the development of the World Input-Output Database. We trace the value added by all labor and capital that is directly and indirectly needed for the production of final manufacturing goods. The production systems of these goods are highly prone to international fragmentation as many stages can be undertaken in any country w…
The Construction of World Input–output Tables in the Wiod Project
This article describes the construction of the World Input–Output Tables (WIOTs) that constitute the core of the World Input–Output Database. WIOTs are available for the period 1995–2009 and give the values of transactions among 35 industries in 40 countries plus the ‘Rest of the World’ and from these industries to households, governments and users of capital goods in the same set of countries. The article describes how information from the Natio…
Improved Estimation of Regional Input–Output Tables Using Cross-regional Methods
Jiang X., Dietzenbacher E. and Los B. Improved estimation of regional input–output tables using cross-regional methods, Regional Studies. Many regional input–output tables are estimated by means of non-survey methods. Often, information on the margins of the projected table is complemented by full information on intermediate inputs from tables for other regions. This paper compares the performance of four of such ‘cross-regional’ methods. Two of …
Targeting the Collection of Superior Data for the Estimation of the Intermediate Deliveries in Regional Input-Output Tables
It is well known that the intermediate deliveries in (regional) input-output tables are estimated more accurately if nonsurvey techniques are complemented by superior data, obtained via surveys, experts, or other reliable sources. Collecting superior data is costly and it is therefore crucial that the cells for which to collect superior data are well chosen. Several methods have been proposed in the literature. Some of these select a set of indiv…
The ‘appropriate technology’ explanation of productivity growth differentials
Identification of strategic industries
Reliable estimates of the economy wide losses associated with industry closings are generally hard to obtain. In the input output literature, numerous measures of the social value of industries have been proposed. These measures are mostly based on comparative statics results, whereas the recent upsurge of growth theories suggests a dynamic perspective. In this article “hypothetical extraction” methods are used in a new dynamic input output growt…
Identification of strategic industries
Structural Decomposition Techniques
Structural decomposition techniques are widely used to break down the growth in some variable into the changes in its determinants. In this paper, we discuss the problems caused by the existence of a multitude of equivalent decomposition forms which are used to measure the contribution of a specific determinant. Although it is well known that structural decompositions are not unique, the extent of the problem and its consequences seem to have bee…
The mismatch between local voting and the local economic consequences of Brexit
The mismatch between local voting and the local economic consequences of Brexit. Regional Studies. This paper reveals that in the 2016 UK referendum regarding whether to remain in or leave the European Union, the regions that voted strongly for leave tended also to be those same regions with greatest levels of dependency on European Union markets for their local economic development. This observation flies in the face of pro-leave narratives that…
Related Variety, Unrelated Variety and Technological Breakthroughs
Castaldi C., Frenken K. and Los B. Related variety, unrelated variety and technological breakthroughs: an analysis of US state-level patenting, Regional Studies. This paper investigates how variety affects the innovation output of a region. Borrowing arguments from theories of recombinant innovation, it is expected that related variety will enhance innovation as related technologies are more easily recombined into a new technology. However, it is…
The continental divide? Economic exposure to Brexit in regions and countries on both sides of The Channel
Slicing Up Global Value Chains
In this paper, we "slice up the global value chain" using a decomposition technique that has recently become feasible due to the development of the World Input-Output Database. We trace the value added by all labor and capital that is directly and indirectly needed for the production of final manufacturing goods. The production systems of these goods are highly prone to international fragmentation as many stages can be undertaken in any country w…
Sources of Income Growth and Inequality Across Ethnic Groups in Malaysia, 1970–2000
This paper examines the sources of income growth for major ethnic groups in Malaysia. An input–output structural decomposition analysis is extended and applied to the social accounting matrices of 1970 and 2000. The results indicate that the expansion of exports and the changes in the compensation of labor and capital inputs are the main determinants for the income changes. The effects differ largely between rural and urban areas, between skilled…
The effects of ageing and urbanisation on China’s future rural and urban populations
This paper estimates China’s future population and labour force by developing a novel forecasting model for population. It combines information about age-specific parameters on fertility and mortality for both rural and urban areas using information about rural–urban migration and the transformation of rural areas into urban ones. This model takes into account the effects of urbanisation on changes in the age structure of the Chinese population; …
Identification of strategic industries
Reliable estimates of the economy wide losses associated with industry closings are generally hard to obtain. In the input output literature, numerous measures of the social value of industries have been proposed. These measures are mostly based on comparative statics results, whereas the recent upsurge of growth theories suggests a dynamic perspective. In this article “hypothetical extraction” methods are used in a new dynamic input output growt…
International trade and air pollution damages in the United States
This paper investigates the health and economic consequences of trade due to various air pollutants embodied in exports and imports. We compare the US emissions generated for US exports and those that were avoided by importing. An input-output framework of the US economy is employed together with a comprehensive database on damages (expressed in monetary terms) generated by pollutants, as estimated by Muller et al. (2011). We find that damages as…
The ‘appropriate technology’ explanation of productivity growth differentials
The impacts of petroleum price fluctuations on income distribution across ethnic groups in Malaysia
Crude oil price hikes have compelled governments of developing countries to let domestic prices of energy increase. Fiscal priorities made it impossible to fully compensate the hikes by raising energy subsidies. This paper examines the potential impacts of a limited deregulation of the petroleum price on the income distribution in Malaysia, paying specific attention to differences in impacts on major ethnic groups. We introduce an extended social…
Improved Estimation of Regional Input–Output Tables Using Cross-regional Methods
Jiang X., Dietzenbacher E. and Los B. Improved estimation of regional input–output tables using cross-regional methods, Regional Studies. Many regional input–output tables are estimated by means of non-survey methods. Often, information on the margins of the projected table is complemented by full information on intermediate inputs from tables for other regions. This paper compares the performance of four of such ‘cross-regional’ methods. Two of …
Targeting the Collection of Superior Data for the Estimation of the Intermediate Deliveries in Regional Input-Output Tables
It is well known that the intermediate deliveries in (regional) input-output tables are estimated more accurately if nonsurvey techniques are complemented by superior data, obtained via surveys, experts, or other reliable sources. Collecting superior data is costly and it is therefore crucial that the cells for which to collect superior data are well chosen. Several methods have been proposed in the literature. Some of these select a set of indiv…
Structural Decomposition Techniques
Structural decomposition techniques are widely used to break down the growth in some variable into the changes in its determinants. In this paper, we discuss the problems caused by the existence of a multitude of equivalent decomposition forms which are used to measure the contribution of a specific determinant. Although it is well known that structural decompositions are not unique, the extent of the problem and its consequences seem to have bee…
Identification of strategic industries
Reliable estimates of the economy wide losses associated with industry closings are generally hard to obtain. In the input output literature, numerous measures of the social value of industries have been proposed. These measures are mostly based on comparative statics results, whereas the recent upsurge of growth theories suggests a dynamic perspective. In this article “hypothetical extraction” methods are used in a new dynamic input output growt…
Identification of strategic industries
The ‘appropriate technology’ explanation of productivity growth differentials
Improved Estimation of Regional Input–Output Tables Using Cross-regional Methods
Jiang X., Dietzenbacher E. and Los B. Improved estimation of regional input–output tables using cross-regional methods, Regional Studies. Many regional input–output tables are estimated by means of non-survey methods. Often, information on the margins of the projected table is complemented by full information on intermediate inputs from tables for other regions. This paper compares the performance of four of such ‘cross-regional’ methods. Two of …
Targeting the Collection of Superior Data for the Estimation of the Intermediate Deliveries in Regional Input-Output Tables
It is well known that the intermediate deliveries in (regional) input-output tables are estimated more accurately if nonsurvey techniques are complemented by superior data, obtained via surveys, experts, or other reliable sources. Collecting superior data is costly and it is therefore crucial that the cells for which to collect superior data are well chosen. Several methods have been proposed in the literature. Some of these select a set of indiv…
The Construction of World Input–output Tables in the Wiod Project
This article describes the construction of the World Input–Output Tables (WIOTs) that constitute the core of the World Input–Output Database. WIOTs are available for the period 1995–2009 and give the values of transactions among 35 industries in 40 countries plus the ‘Rest of the World’ and from these industries to households, governments and users of capital goods in the same set of countries. The article describes how information from the Natio…
Related Variety, Unrelated Variety and Technological Breakthroughs
Castaldi C., Frenken K. and Los B. Related variety, unrelated variety and technological breakthroughs: an analysis of US state-level patenting, Regional Studies. This paper investigates how variety affects the innovation output of a region. Borrowing arguments from theories of recombinant innovation, it is expected that related variety will enhance innovation as related technologies are more easily recombined into a new technology. However, it is…
Slicing Up Global Value Chains
In this paper, we "slice up the global value chain" using a decomposition technique that has recently become feasible due to the development of the World Input-Output Database. We trace the value added by all labor and capital that is directly and indirectly needed for the production of final manufacturing goods. The production systems of these goods are highly prone to international fragmentation as many stages can be undertaken in any country w…
How Global Are Global Value Chains? A New Approach to Measure International Fragmentation
Denser networks of intermediate input flows between countries suggest ongoing international fragmentation of production chains. But is this process mainly taking place between countries within a region, or is it truly global? We provide new macroeconomic evidence by extending the Feenstra and Hanson ( ) measure of fragmentation to a multicountry setting. We derive the distribution of value added by all countries involved in the production chain o…
An Illustrated User Guide to the World Input–Output Database
This article provides guidance to prudent use of the World Input–Output Database ( WIOD ) in analyses of international trade. The WIOD contains annual time‐series of world input–output tables and factor requirements covering the period from 1995 to 2011. Underlying concepts, construction methods and data sources are introduced, pointing out particular strengths and weaknesses. We illustrate its usefulness by analyzing the geographical and factori…
Sources of Income Growth and Inequality Across Ethnic Groups in Malaysia, 1970–2000
This paper examines the sources of income growth for major ethnic groups in Malaysia. An input–output structural decomposition analysis is extended and applied to the social accounting matrices of 1970 and 2000. The results indicate that the expansion of exports and the changes in the compensation of labor and capital inputs are the main determinants for the income changes. The effects differ largely between rural and urban areas, between skilled…
Structural decomposition analyses
The open and the semi-closed input-output model are widely used in impact analysis but usually yield considerably different outcomes. This paper examines whether such differences also exist in structural decomposition analyses. The empirical part considers the decomposition of the growth in gross output and in labor compensation, for China (1997-2007) and for a set of 35 other countries. Our main findings are twofold. First, for gross output grow…
The impacts of petroleum price fluctuations on income distribution across ethnic groups in Malaysia
Crude oil price hikes have compelled governments of developing countries to let domestic prices of energy increase. Fiscal priorities made it impossible to fully compensate the hikes by raising energy subsidies. This paper examines the potential impacts of a limited deregulation of the petroleum price on the income distribution in Malaysia, paying specific attention to differences in impacts on major ethnic groups. We introduce an extended social…
The Global MRIO Lab – charting the world economy
We describe the creation of the Global Multi-Region Input–Output (MRIO) Lab, which is a cloud-computing platform offering a collaborative research environment through which participants can use each other’s resources to assemble their own individual MRIO versions. The Global MRIO Lab’s main purpose is to harness and focus previously disparate resources aimed at compiling large-scale MRIO databases that provide comprehensive representations of int…
The effects of ageing and urbanisation on China’s future rural and urban populations
This paper estimates China’s future population and labour force by developing a novel forecasting model for population. It combines information about age-specific parameters on fertility and mortality for both rural and urban areas using information about rural–urban migration and the transformation of rural areas into urban ones. This model takes into account the effects of urbanisation on changes in the age structure of the Chinese population; …
The continental divide? Economic exposure to Brexit in regions and countries on both sides of The Channel
The mismatch between local voting and the local economic consequences of Brexit
The mismatch between local voting and the local economic consequences of Brexit. Regional Studies. This paper reveals that in the 2016 UK referendum regarding whether to remain in or leave the European Union, the regions that voted strongly for leave tended also to be those same regions with greatest levels of dependency on European Union markets for their local economic development. This observation flies in the face of pro-leave narratives that…
International trade and air pollution damages in the United States
This paper investigates the health and economic consequences of trade due to various air pollutants embodied in exports and imports. We compare the US emissions generated for US exports and those that were avoided by importing. An input-output framework of the US economy is employed together with a comprehensive database on damages (expressed in monetary terms) generated by pollutants, as estimated by Muller et al. (2011). We find that damages as…
Regional inequality in China during its rise as a giant exporter
China's exports success has implications for regional income inequality, because most of its export products are manufactured in the coastal zone. We propose a value chain‐based accounting framework to quantify the contributions of exports to regional income inequality. We employ newly developed interregional input–output tables for China, which distinguish between processing export activities and ordinary export activities. We analyze the period…
Economics (17 works) · Computer Science (11 works) · Global trade and economics (9 works) · Macroeconomics (8 works) · Environmental Impact and Sustainability (7 works) · Mathematics (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Econometrics (6 works) · Economic geography (6 works) · International trade (6 works)