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International Trade and Productivity Growth: Exploring the Sectoral Effects for Developing Countries
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Ehsan U. Choudhri null

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Ms. Dalia S Hakura
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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2000: Issue 017
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Jan 2000
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451843521.001
ISBN:
9781451843521
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
24
Keywords:
WP; Productivity Growth; Trade Liberalization; Technological Gap; TFP growth rate; trade variable; trade effect; trade ratio; technology lag; s TFP growth; gap in a sector; growth performance; trade index; productivity gap; Productivity; Total factor productivity; Imports; Technology transfer; East Asia; Middle East; North Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; South Asia
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The paper estimates an empirical relation based on Krugman’s ‘technological gap’ model to explore the influence of the pattern of international trade and production on the overall productivity growth of a developing country. A key result is that increased import competition in medium-growth (but not in low- or high-growth) manufacturing sectors enhances overall productivity growth. The authors also find that a production-share weighted average of (technological leaders’) sectoral productivity growth rates has a significant effect on the rate of aggregate productivity growth.
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