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The competitiveness of Serbian agro-food sector [PDF]
The authors analyzed the competitiveness of agro-food sector of Serbia. The main objectives of this research were: (1) determining the competitive position of the agro-food sector in Serbia within the European Union, and (2) identifying compatibility ...
Đukić Sanja +2 more
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Revealed Comparative Advantage and Specialisation in Athletics [PDF]
Sport - in particular high-performance sport - is a fascination that is used as a platform for societal concerns. This is the base for different interests in active and passive sports and the state's interest in top-class sport. In most countries, top-class sport is a national concern: states train their athletes in national training centres, support ...
Cindy Du Bois, Bruno Heyndels
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A Note on the Balassa Index of Revealed Comparative Advantage [PDF]
It is customary in the empirical trade literature to analyze specialization patterns of countries using Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) measures. This paper explores the pros and cons of the most commonly used RCA index: the Balassa (1965) Index of RCA.
Luca DE BENEDICTIS, Massimo TAMBERI
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FOREIGN TRADE AND COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES OF AGRARIAN SECTOR OF SERBIA AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES
Foreign trade of commodities of total economy of Serbia and countries in the region is characterized by a huge deficit. Small economies, such as these, are marked with significant trade openness that is result of their high import dependence.
Dragica Božić, Marija Nikolić
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Shifts in Pattern of Specialization: Case Studies of India and China
This paper examines shifts in pattern of specialization of China’s and India’s exported groups of products defined in the three-digit Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 2.
Tri Widodo
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Revealed comparative advantages and human capital: a diagnosis of the workforce in Paraguay 2017
There is ample evidence that diversified economies tend to show higher levels of economic and social development. Therefore, it is important to implement policies that promote greater economic diversification. These policies, however, must be accompanied
Lyliana Gayoso de Ervin +1 more
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On the revealed comparative advantages of Dutch cities
AbstractDavis and Dingel explain the distributions of skills, occupations, and sectors across cities. Their model predicts that larger cities will be relatively skill‐abundant and specialize in skill‐intensive activities. This relates the model to factor‐driven comparative advantages.
Steven Brakman +3 more
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Analysis Of The EU Anti-dumping Policy In Terms Of The Revealed Comparative Advantages
Anti-dumping policy is an important instrument of trade policy as far as protecting markets against dishonest practices of foreign suppliers is concerned and it is compliant with international regulations such as e.g.
Nurlybek Issabekov +1 more
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Revealed Comparative Advantage: What Is It Good For? [PDF]
This paper utilizes a many-country, many-product Ricardian trade model to evaluate the usefulness of measures of revealed comparative advantage (RCA) in academic and policy analyses. I find that, while commonly used indexes are generally not consistent with theoretical notions of comparative advantage, certain indexes can be usefully employed for ...
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Türkiye’nin Gürcistan İle Dış Ticaretinde Rekabet Gücü: Balassa Akü Endeksi Analizi
Uzun yıllardır dış ticaret açığı probleminden kurtulamayan Türkiye’nin, dış ticarette özellikle komşularına karşı rekabet gücüne sahip olması son derece önemlidir.
İmeda Paksadze, Tuncay Çelik
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