The present study explores determinants and degree of export diversification over time. For this purpose Gini Hirschman … Index (GHI) is used to estimate the degree of export diversification. Moreover, this study observes determinant of export … concentration in exports and reduces export diversification, while foreign direct investment, world income and real effective …

liberalization with its depreciating impact on the RER is important for diversification of exports. This paper shows that reduction …

exports. The results suggest spillovers from tourism into merchandise export performance and diversification and would imply …Entering and successfully surviving in export markets is a costly process for firms. The process involves learning … that there are gains from cooperation between tourism and export promotion agencies …

-run demand shocks. In this setup, the volatility of a firm’s exports depends not only on the diversification of its destination … destinations makes the firm more likely to export occasionally to some markets, thereby raising volatility. These results cast … doubt on the commonly held belief that diversification must decrease volatility. …