On the Appropriate Interpretation of Revealed Comparative Advantage Indexes
In this study, Balassa’s revealed comparative advantage index and the indexes of logarithmic revealed comparative advantage, symmetric revealed comparative advantage, weighted revealed comparative advantage, which are defined as an increasing function of
Ayşenur Avar
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A New Class of Revealed Comparative Advantage Indexes
This paper draws upon a critical analysis of the three RCA indexes in Vollrath (1991) to propose a new class of RCA indexes. The baseline RCA index in this new class rests on the overall structure of trade, is symmetric, avoids size bias and is ...
Jenny P. Danna-Buitrago, Rémi Stellian
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Evaluation of comparative advantage on production and export of saffron [PDF]
With due attention to facilities, and different potentials and sources in agriculture of Torbat Heydarieh city, this region is suitable for cultivation and production of saffron.
Alireza Karbasi, Fatemeh Rastegaripour
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Investigation on comparative advantage and export stability performance of Iran's forest products [PDF]
Islamic Republic of Iran's forest products export market at time interval of 1970 to 2009 was investigated, using comparative advantage indices. Based on application of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage ...
Hamid Amirnejad, Alireza Alipour
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The competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s exports to South Africa during the recovery period 2009 to 2011
This article analyses the competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s exports in the South African market under the multiple currency system from 2009 to 2011. Using real exchange rate analysis and the Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage index (RSCA), the article
Willie Nakunyada, Laurine Chikoko
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This work aims to analyze the commercial relations between Brazil and Argentina in the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2019, through the use of foreign trade indicators such as Degree of Openness, Comparative Advantage Revealed, Revealed Symmetric ...
Carolina Araújo Sousa +2 more
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The Role of Monetary Policy in Comparative Advantage and Trade Balance of Capital Intensive Industry in Indonesia [PDF]
This paper examines the influence of monetary policy on comparative advantage and trade balance of capital-intensive industries (technology-intensive industry and human capital-intensive industry). Ever since Indonesia implemented the Inflation Targeting
Chandra Utama , Ruth Meilianna
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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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Strategy to Increase The Competitiveness of National Salt in Indonesia
Salt is a strategic commodity and political commodity in Indonesia. However, during the research period, namely in 2015-2019, the national salt production has not been able to meet the demand for salt. This has resulted in national salt consumption still
Arif Haendra +3 more
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Fish and Fishery Products Trade by India: Trends, Competitiveness, and Comparative Advantage
This study analyzes the trends and determines the comparative advantage and competitiveness of India’s fish and fishery products trade in the world market and of India’s exports to 10 major destinations over the period of 2000–2021.
N. Khanal, U. Deb
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