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The Balassa index meets the dissimilarity Theil index: a decomposition methodology for location studies [PDF]

open access: possible, 2006
It is well known that the broad concept of localisation has two connotations, namely, regional specialisation and industrial concentration. The main purpose of this paper is to introduce an entropy index of overall localisation suitable to conceptualise specialisation and concentration as the two sides of the same medal in a nested geographical ...
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The Balassa Index meets the Theil Index - a Decomposition Methodology for Location Studies [PDF]

open access: possible, 2005
This paper focuses on the decomposition of location measures according to a twofold geographical level of analysis. The methodology, based on the use of the Theil dissimilarity index, is potentially applicable to the assessment of the spatial distribution of several economic phenomena when different hierarchical levels of analysis are considered.
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PAKISTAN EXPORT DEMAND OF MEAT IN GULF COOPERATION COUNTRIES

Journal for Current Sign
This research analyzes Pakistan's exports demand of meat in Gulf Cooperation Countries. Competitiveness in red meat exports using the Revealed Comparative Advantage Index (RCAI) developed by Balassa (1965).
Syed Mujtaba Ali Nizami   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis of the competitiveness of persimmon export in Azerbaijan

InterConf
Azerbaijan is one of the leading countries in persimmon production and export. Persimmons are one of the main agricultural products exported by the country. The study covers the period from 2014 to 2023.
Jamil Taghiyev
semanticscholar   +1 more source

TURKISH HAZELNUT SECTOR'S COMPETITIVE POWER: BALASSA INDEXING APPROACH

2017
The aim of this study is to present the suggestions of Turkey, the leader of the world hazelnut industry, to increase the competitive power in the sector. Hazelnut, an agricultural product with strategic importance in terms of our country, has a socioeconomic value in terms of the Black Sea Region people.
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Measuring the Balassa-Samuelson effect: A guidance note on the RPROD database

International Economics, 2020
Cecile Couharde   +2 more
exaly  

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