This study investigates Pakistan's trading competitiveness over her trading partners using Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) Index, proposed by Balassa (1965). The study aims to determine competitive position of Pakistan vis-à-vis to eight Asian economies and nine European economies in some...

We use input-output tables to estimate the import content (IC) of exports for several European countries, interpreting this as a measure of internationalisation. Between 1995 and 2000 the IC grew everywhere but in France; the transport equipment sector emerged as the most internationalised one....