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

Amurgo-Pacheco, Alberto ; Pierola, Martha Denisse

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ABSOLUTE VALUE;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;    AGRICULTURE;    APPAREL;    BASE YEAR;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-4473
RP-ID  :  WPS4473

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper uses highly disaggregatedtrade data to investigate geographic and productdiversification patterns across a group of developingnations for the period from 1990 to 2005. The econometricinvestigation shows that the gravity equation fits theobserved differences in diversification across nations. Theanalysis shows that exports at the intensive margin accountfor the most important share of overall trade growth. At theextensive margin, geographic diversification is moreimportant than product diversification, especially fordeveloping countries. Taking part in free trade agreements,thereby reducing trade costs, and trading with countries inthe North are also found to have positive impacts on exportdiversification for developing countries.