Export Structure Upgrading and Economic Growth in the Western Balkan Countries

In this paper, we seek to analyze the impact that the ability to produce more sophisticated goods has on the economic performance of the Western Balkan region and to determine the factors fostering this process. To do so, we elaborate an export sophistication index, à la Hausmann. The outcomes obtai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shimbov, Bojan, Alguacil, Maite, Suárez, Celestino
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31548