Export Sophistication and Export-Led Growth: An Analysis of the Export Basket of Selected East Asian Economies

Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Connie and Lim, Joseph Anthony (2014): Export Sophistication and Export-Led Growth: An Analysis of the Export Basket of Selected East Asian Economies. Forthcoming in: Journal of Asian and African Studies

Abstract

This research aims to examine the sophistication of export portfolios of selected ASEAN and developed Asian economies. It aims to provide evidence on where exactly the ASEAN economies are in the context of exports sophistication and structural transformation. Results from the product space analysis indicate that although limited in product scope, there are prospects for ASEAN economies to converge to the level of the export sophistication of the developed Asian countries.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Keywords: product space; export diversification; economic development; Asian economies; ASEAN exports
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade

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