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Trade Specialization in Latin America: The Impact of China and India

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dc.creator Lederman, Daniel
dc.creator Olarreaga, Marcelo
dc.creator Rubiano, Eliana
dc.date 2012-03-30T07:29:10Z
dc.date 2012-03-30T07:29:10Z
dc.date 2008
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-18T19:44:11Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-18T19:44:11Z
dc.identifier Review of World Economics/Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv
dc.identifier 16102878
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4672
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/250147
dc.description 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 (LA) economies. We construct a measure of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) by 3-digit ISIC sector, country, and year. This RCA accounts for both imports and exports. The empirical analyses explore the correlation between the RCAs of LA and the two Asian economies. Econometric estimates suggest that the specialization pattern of LA--with the exception of Mexico--has been moving in opposite direction to the trade specialization pattern of China and India. Labor-intensive sectors (both unskilled and skilled) probably have been negatively affected by the growing presence of China and India in world markets, while natural resource and scientific knowledge intensive sectors have probably benefited from China and India's growth since 1990.
dc.language EN
dc.relation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights World Bank
dc.subject Trade: General F100
dc.subject Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
dc.title Trade Specialization in Latin America: The Impact of China and India
dc.type Journal Article
dc.type Journal Article
dc.coverage Latin America
dc.coverage India
dc.coverage China
dc.coverage Mexico


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