We identify key factors, from large set of potential determinants, that explain the variation in export diversification …

Export structure is less diversified in low-income countries (LICs) and especially small states that face resource … constraints and small economic size. This paper explores the potential linkages between export structure and economic growth and … its volatility in LICs and small states, using a range of indices of export concentration differing in the coverage of …

The paper estimates export demand elasticities for a large number of developing and developed countries, using time …

country''s exports? To answer this question, I develop a model where a country can export two types of products …: differentiated and homogeneous. I show that export signatures and registration procedures reduce overall exports by increasing … price data on differentiated products due to their heterogeneity makes them more sensitive to export signatures. Regressions …

World Bank, covering 160 countries in the period 1985-1994. First, the linkages between the propensity to export and …

role of supply-side bottlenecks in shaping India’s export demand relationship. We use disaggregated export volume data for …

Structural transformation depends not only on how much countries export but also on what they export and with whom they … complexity of the export basket. We identify five priority areas for policies: (1) reduction of trade costs, at and behind the …