Patterns of Export Diversification in Developing Countries : Intensive and Extensive Margins

This paper uses highly disaggregated trade data to investigate geographic and product diversification patterns across a group of developing nations for the period from 1990 to 2005. The econometric investigation shows that the gravity equation fits...

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Main Authors: Amurgo-Pacheco, Alberto, Pierola, Martha Denisse
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GDP
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8930219/patterns-export-diversification-developing-countries-intensive-extensive-margins
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spelling okr-10986-64472021-04-23T14:02:30Z Patterns of Export Diversification in Developing Countries : Intensive and Extensive Margins Amurgo-Pacheco, Alberto Pierola, Martha Denisse ABSOLUTE VALUE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE APPAREL BASE YEAR BASKET OF GOODS BENCHMARK BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS BILATERAL TRADE BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS CENTRAL BANK COMMODITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COST REDUCTION COUNTRY LEVEL CURRENCY CUSTOMS CUSTOMS UNIONS DENSITY FUNCTION DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISAGGREGATED LEVEL DISTRIBUTION OF TRADE DOLLAR VALUE DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC LITERATURE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMICS LETTERS ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL WORK EQUILIBRIUM ESTIMATION METHOD ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES EXPECTED VALUE EXPORT BASKET EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT PRODUCTS EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES FINAL GOODS FOREIGN MARKETS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GRAVITY EQUATION GRAVITY MODEL GRAVITY VARIABLES GROWTH VOLATILITY HIGH GROWTH IMPACT OF TRADE IMPORTS INCOME INDEPENDENT VARIABLES INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES INDUSTRIAL POLICY INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INDUSTRIALIZATION INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL PRICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS LATIN AMERICAN MARGIN ACCOUNT MARGIN ACCOUNTS MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COSTS MARGINAL EFFECT MARGINAL EFFECTS MARKET ACCESS MARKET ENTRY MARKET SIZE METAL PRODUCTS NEGATIVE SIGN NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCTS 0 HYPOTHESIS OUTSOURCING POLICY AREAS POLICY PERSPECTIVE POLICY RESEARCH PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS PREFERENTIAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION PRICE INDEX PRODUCTION STRUCTURE REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGIONALISM RELATIVE IMPORTANCE SHARE OF WORLD TRADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SUNK COSTS TARIFF DATA TRADE AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TRADE COSTS TRADE DATA TRADE EFFECT TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE MODEL TRADE MORE TRADE POLICY TRADE RELATIONSHIP TRADE STRUCTURE TRADE THEORIES TRADE VALUES TRADE VOLUME TRADING VOLUMES TRANSPARENCY UNDERESTIMATES VALUE OF EXPORTS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO This paper uses highly disaggregated trade data to investigate geographic and product diversification patterns across a group of developing nations for the period from 1990 to 2005. The econometric investigation shows that the gravity equation fits the observed differences in diversification across nations. The analysis shows that exports at the intensive margin account for the most important share of overall trade growth. At the extensive margin, geographic diversification is more important than product diversification, especially for developing countries. Taking part in free trade agreements, thereby reducing trade costs, and trading with countries in the North are also found to have positive impacts on export diversification for developing countries. 2012-05-25T18:36:57Z 2012-05-25T18:36:57Z 2008-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8930219/patterns-export-diversification-developing-countries-intensive-extensive-margins http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6447 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4473 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic ABSOLUTE VALUE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
BASE YEAR
BASKET OF GOODS
BENCHMARK
BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS
BILATERAL TRADE
BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS
CENTRAL BANK
COMMODITIES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COST REDUCTION
COUNTRY LEVEL
CURRENCY
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS UNIONS
DENSITY FUNCTION
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISAGGREGATED LEVEL
DISTRIBUTION OF TRADE
DOLLAR VALUE
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC LITERATURE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
ECONOMICS LETTERS
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL WORK
EQUILIBRIUM
ESTIMATION METHOD
ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES
EXPECTED VALUE
EXPORT BASKET
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT PRODUCTS
EXPORT PROMOTION
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
FINAL GOODS
FOREIGN MARKETS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
GRAVITY EQUATION
GRAVITY MODEL
GRAVITY VARIABLES
GROWTH VOLATILITY
HIGH GROWTH
IMPACT OF TRADE
IMPORTS
INCOME
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES
INDUSTRIAL POLICY
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS
LATIN AMERICAN
MARGIN ACCOUNT
MARGIN ACCOUNTS
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL COSTS
MARGINAL EFFECT
MARGINAL EFFECTS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET ENTRY
MARKET SIZE
METAL PRODUCTS
NEGATIVE SIGN
NEW PRODUCT
NEW PRODUCTS
0 HYPOTHESIS
OUTSOURCING
POLICY AREAS
POLICY PERSPECTIVE
POLICY RESEARCH
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
PRICE INDEX
PRODUCTION STRUCTURE
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
REGIONALISM
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
SHARE OF WORLD TRADE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
SUNK COSTS
TARIFF DATA
TRADE AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
TRADE COSTS
TRADE DATA
TRADE EFFECT
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE MODEL
TRADE MORE
TRADE POLICY
TRADE RELATIONSHIP
TRADE STRUCTURE
TRADE THEORIES
TRADE VALUES
TRADE VOLUME
TRADING VOLUMES
TRANSPARENCY
UNDERESTIMATES
VALUE OF EXPORTS
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE VALUE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
BASE YEAR
BASKET OF GOODS
BENCHMARK
BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS
BILATERAL TRADE
BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS
CENTRAL BANK
COMMODITIES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COST REDUCTION
COUNTRY LEVEL
CURRENCY
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS UNIONS
DENSITY FUNCTION
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISAGGREGATED LEVEL
DISTRIBUTION OF TRADE
DOLLAR VALUE
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC LITERATURE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
ECONOMICS LETTERS
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL WORK
EQUILIBRIUM
ESTIMATION METHOD
ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES
EXPECTED VALUE
EXPORT BASKET
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT PRODUCTS
EXPORT PROMOTION
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
FINAL GOODS
FOREIGN MARKETS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
GRAVITY EQUATION
GRAVITY MODEL
GRAVITY VARIABLES
GROWTH VOLATILITY
HIGH GROWTH
IMPACT OF TRADE
IMPORTS
INCOME
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES
INDUSTRIAL POLICY
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS
LATIN AMERICAN
MARGIN ACCOUNT
MARGIN ACCOUNTS
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL COSTS
MARGINAL EFFECT
MARGINAL EFFECTS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET ENTRY
MARKET SIZE
METAL PRODUCTS
NEGATIVE SIGN
NEW PRODUCT
NEW PRODUCTS
0 HYPOTHESIS
OUTSOURCING
POLICY AREAS
POLICY PERSPECTIVE
POLICY RESEARCH
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
PRICE INDEX
PRODUCTION STRUCTURE
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
REGIONALISM
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
SHARE OF WORLD TRADE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
SUNK COSTS
TARIFF DATA
TRADE AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
TRADE COSTS
TRADE DATA
TRADE EFFECT
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE MODEL
TRADE MORE
TRADE POLICY
TRADE RELATIONSHIP
TRADE STRUCTURE
TRADE THEORIES
TRADE VALUES
TRADE VOLUME
TRADING VOLUMES
TRANSPARENCY
UNDERESTIMATES
VALUE OF EXPORTS
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Amurgo-Pacheco, Alberto
Pierola, Martha Denisse
Patterns of Export Diversification in Developing Countries : Intensive and Extensive Margins
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4473
description This paper uses highly disaggregated trade data to investigate geographic and product diversification patterns across a group of developing nations for the period from 1990 to 2005. The econometric investigation shows that the gravity equation fits the observed differences in diversification across nations. The analysis shows that exports at the intensive margin account for the most important share of overall trade growth. At the extensive margin, geographic diversification is more important than product diversification, especially for developing countries. Taking part in free trade agreements, thereby reducing trade costs, and trading with countries in the North are also found to have positive impacts on export diversification for developing countries.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Amurgo-Pacheco, Alberto
Pierola, Martha Denisse
author_facet Amurgo-Pacheco, Alberto
Pierola, Martha Denisse
author_sort Amurgo-Pacheco, Alberto
title Patterns of Export Diversification in Developing Countries : Intensive and Extensive Margins
title_short Patterns of Export Diversification in Developing Countries : Intensive and Extensive Margins
title_full Patterns of Export Diversification in Developing Countries : Intensive and Extensive Margins
title_fullStr Patterns of Export Diversification in Developing Countries : Intensive and Extensive Margins
title_full_unstemmed Patterns of Export Diversification in Developing Countries : Intensive and Extensive Margins
title_sort patterns of export diversification in developing countries : intensive and extensive margins
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8930219/patterns-export-diversification-developing-countries-intensive-extensive-margins
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6447
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