Phd, Assistant Professor
LMU Munich
Chair of International Economics,
LMU Munich,
Room 223, Ludwigstr. 28, Front Building
80539 Munich, Germany
The main challenge when working on trade in services (and with services in general) is accessing data. Here an (ongoing updating) list of datasets I am aware of/ I have used. If you have any suggestions / questions please get in touch.
Country - level
WIOD: Input-Output tables for 43 countries and 56 sectors (31 within services industry).
SERVICES TRADE RESTRICTIVENESS INDEX (OECD): Restriction to trade in services by type of service and mode of supply.
SERVICES TRADE RESTRICTIVENESS INDEX (WTO/WB): Restriction to trade in services by type of service and mode of supply.
Firm - level
ITIS (ONS): UK Import and export of services by type of service and partner Country. Firm - level information are restricted.
MIDI (Bundesbank): German firms' affiliates in over 180 countries. Access to the data is restricted.