Determining the Comparative Advantage of Food Industry in East Azerbaijan Province (Based on indirect productive advantage and commercial advantage)
Subject Areas : Business Managementkamaleddin rahmani 1 , Salar Mameli 2
1 - Associate Professor, Department of Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2 - Senior Manager of Industrial Management
Keywords: World trade, comparative advantage, Productive and commercial advantage, Regional programming,
Abstract :
Proper economic policy making and planning in every country require knowing its possibilities and capabilities of production. This study investigates the condition of the food industry of EastAzerbaijanProvince and evaluates the comparative advantage in the major subbranches of this industry. To do this, with the use of the tenfold branches of comparative advantage within the industry, the production ability of every subbranches is investigated in order; then, with the help of LQ index and its results, release ability is ranked indirectly. Ultimately, with the help of primary factorizing technique followed by the use of numeral taxonomy, the final ranking of the subbranches and their condition in terms of comparative advantage in the mentioned industry is prepared. Finally, with regard to the results of LQ index and with the help of spider diagram, the rate of the structural transformations of the province’s food industry within the years 80-85 is also shown.
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Akhoyi, A. (1993). International Trade, Business and Economic Development Strategy. Tehran: Institute for Business Studies and Research, (In Persian).
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Asayesh, H. (1995). Regional Planning Principles and Methods. Tehran: Payam Noor Publication, (In Persian).
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Balassa, B)1965(, Trade Liberalization and Revealed Comparative Advantage, The Manchester School of Economic and Social Studies pp 99-123.
Beheshti, M. (1992). Introduction of Numerical Taxonomy and Development Goals. Tehran: Publications of Planning and Budget Organization, (In Persian).
Bidabad, B. (1992). Taxonomy Analysis and its Application. Yazd: Yazd University Press, (In Persian).
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Brooke, P. (1989). Third World in Death. Translated by: A. H. Jahanbagloo, Tehran: Kharazmi Publishing, (In Persian).
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Fathi, Y. (2002). Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers to Iran's Export to Consumer Markets. Journal of the Organization of Commerce, (In Persian).
Fukuyama, F , )1999(,Social Capital and Cicil Society , Confrence on Second Generation Reform, pp 78.
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Griffin, K. (1996). Strategies for Economic Development. Translated by: H. Raghfar & M. H. Hashemi, Tehran: Rey Publication, (In Persian).
Haberler, G ,)1936(, The Theory of International Trade , London: W.Hody and Co.pp 95.
Hoshyar, M. (2004). Investigating Investment Opportunities in West Azarbaijan Province. Master's Thesis, Tabriz: Islamic Azad University, (In Persian).
Hosseini, Sh. (2007). Measuring the Relative Competitive Advantage of the Leather Industry in Iran in Global Markets. Trade Organization Press, (In Persian).
Kaitila, V , )2001(, Accession Countries’ Comparative Advantage in the Internal Market. A Trade and Factor Analysis, BOFIT Discussion pp 32.
Kaitila, V , )2004(, The Factor Intensity of Accession and EU15 Countries’ Comparative Advantage in the Internal Market, The Research Institute of Finnish Economy, Discussion pp 926.
Kaitila, V , & Widgrén, M., )2003(, Revealed comparative advantage in trade between the European Union and Baltic countries,Pettai, V. & Zielonka, J. (eds.). The Road to the Europan Union, Manchester University Press.
Kindlerberg, C, & Bruce H.,) 1977(, Economic Development, Macgrow Hill Book Company. Third Edition
Kuzntes S.P, (1954), Income and Capital in International Social Since Bullention.
Larsen, K , (1998), Revealed Comparative Advantage and The Alternatives as Measure of International Specialization , DRUID Working pp. 98-30 ,
Mahdavi, A. (2004). A Comparative Study of Comparative Advantage of Iranian Export Petrochemical Products. Journal of Economic Research, 21, (In Persian).
Markabi, N. (2002). The Results of a Survey of Industrial Workshops in Kerman Province. The Internal Publication of the Statistics Organization, (In Persian).
Neven, D, (1995), Trade Liberalization with Eastern Nations.How Sensitive, teoksessa Faini, R. & Portes, R. (toim.). European Union Trade with Eastern Europe, Adjustments and Opportunities, CEPR.
Noohi Tehrani, A. S. (1970), The Comparative Advantage of Iranian Crop Products Compared to Selected Agricultural Group. Isfahan: Isfahan University, (In Persian).
Norcliffe, G.S, (1983), Using Location Quotient to Estimate the Economic Base and Trade Flows, Regional Studies.
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Salvatore, D. (1996). International Trade. Translated by: H. R. Arbab, Tehran: Ney Pupliction, (In Persian).
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Sarrafi, M. (2000). Fundamentals of Regional Development Planning, Organization and Management and Planning. Center for Scientific Documents and Publications, (In Persian).
Sayyani, A. (1996). Barriers to Industrial Development of the Province. Sanandaj: Sanandaj University Press, (In Persian).
Siggel E, & Cockburn, J., (2000), International Competitiveness and it's Sources A Method of Development Policy Analysis Concorida University , Department of Economics.
Smith, A, (1776), Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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Ziari, K. (1999). Principles and Methods of Regional Planning. Yazd: Yazd University Press, (In Persian).
