Sources of Export Growth in Developing Countries

2011 ◽  
pp. 107-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Export Growth

scholarly journals Modern Services Exports from Emerging Countries—Perspectives and Opportunities

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (4II) ◽  
pp. 209-226
Author(s):  
Shahbaz Nasir
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Export Growth ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Emerging And Developing Countries ◽  
Technological Improvements ◽  
Modern Services

Traditionally, developed countries are the major exporters of services; however, technological developments in IT and communications over the last two decades have made it possible for developing countries to exploit their comparative advantage in some modern services. The driving force for this comparative advantage is the large pool of semi-skilled and skilled graduates in emerging countries who can deliver their services across borders, using advanced communication technologies. Why do emerging countries have increasing modern services exports? How are these exports explained by theory? What are the factors behind this export growth and the reasons to expect future growth? These are some of the important questions that researchers and policy-makers would like to find answers to and an attempt has been made to answer these questions in this paper. Identification of the sources of services export growth from emerging and developing countries can be attempted through established theories of goods trade and production. This paper reviews selected theory and empirical work in order to explain the underlying causes for growing exports of services. Causes for the export of modern services may include a comparative advantage of the exporting country, cost reduction for the importing firm through outsourcing, reduction in trading costs due to technological improvements and an increase in gains from services trade.

Export Growth - Fuel Price Nexus in Developing Countries: Real or False Concern?

2022 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kangni Kpodar ◽  
Stefania Fabrizio ◽  
Kodjovi Eklou
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Export Growth ◽  
Fuel Price

scholarly journals The Origins and Dynamics of Export Superstars

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-47
Author(s):  
Caroline Freund ◽  
Martha Denisse Pierola
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Large Firm ◽  
Export Growth ◽  
Export Diversification ◽  
Detailed Data ◽  
New Firms ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Firm Level Data ◽  
Manufacturing Trade

Abstract Export superstars are important for export growth and diversification and are typically born large. Firm-level data on manufacturing trade from 32 developing countries show that the top five exporters account for on average nearly one-third of exports, 47 percent of export growth, and a third of the growth due to export diversification over a five-year period. Within countries and industries, export growth is positively correlated with the share of exports in the top five firms. Most of the top five exporters were already large five (or eight) years ago or are new firms; it is rare for these export superstars to emerge from the bottom half of the distribution of firm sizes. For countries where detailed data exist, superstars are producers, not traders, and are primarily foreign owned.

scholarly journals The Experience of Trade Liberalisation in Pakistan

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (4II) ◽  
pp. 661-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashfaque H. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Export Growth ◽  
Trade Policies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Rapid Economic Growth ◽  
Strong Positive Relationship ◽  
Manufactured Exports ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Trade And Growth

Trade policies in developing countries have been at the centre-stage of analysis for the past several decades. The desire for rapid economic growth in developing countries raised many question about the relationship between trade and growth [Krueger (1997a)]. It is, by now, well-established that there exists a strong positive relationship between export growth and overall economic growth in general and manufactured export growth and overall economic growth in particular.1 Those countries that have been most successful in expanding their manufactured exports have not only achieved higher economic growth but also succeeded in alleviating poverty? This has indeed been the case in East Asia [ADB (1997)]. The core question therefore is: which trade strategies have enabled countries to expand exports in general and manufactured exports in particular?

scholarly journals The Impacts of Economic Reforms and Trade Liberalisation on Agricultural Export Performance in Pakistan

2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (4II) ◽  
pp. 941-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zulfiqar Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Reform ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
Export Growth ◽  
Trade Liberalisation ◽  
Agricultural Export ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Effect Difference

Economic reforms and trade liberalisation policies have been widely adopted in developing countries in recent years. Pakistan is no exception. This paper focuses on the effects of economic reform policies on the agricultural export performance. A number of studies have investigated the effects of trade liberalisation on export growth in developing countries, and have reached inconclusive results. Some studies have identified positive effects of trade liberalisation on export performance [Krueger (1997); Bleaney (1999); and Ahmed (2002)], others confirmed an insignificant or even a negative relationship [Greenaway, et al. (1994); Jenkins (1996) and Greenaway, et al. (2002)]. There are number of reasons for conflicting conclusions including different researchers have used different indicators for liberalisation and different methods to analyse the effect; difference in the extent of liberalisation studies; most studies have analysed scenarios rather than evaluating the effects, and so on.

“Made in China”: the displacement effect of China on Egyptian textile exports

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assem Abu Hatab
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Export Growth ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Displacement Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Export Sector ◽  
The World ◽  
Made In China

Purpose A growing number of studies indicate that the export growth of China’s textiles poses serious threats to many developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to empirically measure the extent to which the export growth of Chinese textiles has come at the expense of Egyptian textiles exports in third importing markets. Design/methodology/approach To measure this effect, an augmented gravity model equation was estimated using annual data covering the period 1994-2012 on Egyptian and Chinese textile exports to traditional importers of Egyptian textiles. Findings The empirical results suggest that Egyptian textiles are vulnerable to competitive threat posed by China, especially in the EU and US markets. In contact, Egyptian textile exports have moved hand-in-hand with Chinese textile exports to Asian markets. Moreover, the results suggest that the expiration of the Multi-fiber Agreement in 2005 has exposed Egyptian textile exports to fierce completion with China and resulted in declines in Egypt’s textile exports to the world. However, the trade agreements that Egypt signed with the world countries have given Egypt a competitive edge in major importing regions and mitigated the negative impacts of China in the post-2005 period. Finally, the paper argues that unless Egypt adjusts and develops its textile sector in response to such heightened competition from China, Egyptian textile exports undoubtedly would further be negatively impacted. Research limitations/implications In this study, Egypt’s textile products are aggregated to one group and analyzed as a whole, “textile exports.” Further research using a more disaggregated level of data would offer deeper insights into the impacts of China on Egyptian textile exports. Originality/value The contribution of this paper is twofold: first, it adds to the growing literature aiming to understand the impacts of China’s growth on developing countries exports by providing a case study of Egyptian textile export sector. Second, the policy implications drawn from this paper could be useful to Egyptian policy makers and stakeholders to address and respond to the competitiveness challenges posed by China to the Egyptian textile industry.

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