Specialization and adjustment during the growth of China and India : the Latin American experience (English)

This paper examines the extent to which the growth of China and India in world markets is affecting the patterns of trade specialization in Latin American economies. The authors construct Vollrath's measure of revealed comparative advantage by 3-digit ISIC sector, country, and year. This measure accounts for both imports and exports. The empirical analyses explore the correlation between the revealed comparative advantage of Latin America and the...

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Lederman,Daniel;

Olarreaga,Marcelo;

Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina;
Document Date
2007/08/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS4318
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America, India, China,
Region
South Asia, East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Specialization and adjustment during the growth of China and India : the Latin American experience
Keywords
comparative advantage

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Lederman,Daniel; Olarreaga,Marcelo; Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina.

Specialization and adjustment during the growth of China and India : the Latin American experience (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4318 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/470151468023951268

Specialization and adjustment during the growth of China and India : the Latin American experience (English)

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