Trade Specialization and Export Productivity in OPEC: An Emphasis on Iran’s Position
Subject Areas : Business Management
Mohsen Pourebadollahan Covich
1
(Assistant Professor of Economics, Tabriz University)
Nasim Mehin Aslaninia
2
(Graduate Student, Department of Economics, Tabriz University)
Fakhri Sadat Mohseni Zonuzi
3
(Graduate Student, Department of Economics, Tabriz University)
Keywords: Iran, Trade Specialization, Export Productivity, OPEC,
Abstract :
Trade integration with global economy could be evaluated by some well-known trade specialization indicators such as trade dissimilarity, the export centralization, and the inter-industry specialization. Trade specialization pattern has important implications for export productivity. In order to recognize the trade pattern of the members of OPEC, this paper calculates and analyses the patterns of trade specialization and export productivity profiles in these countries, over the period of 1995-2006. The findings indicate that, in spite of trade integration with global economy in OPEC members, these countries have mostly concentrated on the export of less productive product categories.
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Abrishami, H., & Mohseni, R. (2002). Oil Export Fluctuations and Economic Growth. Iranian Economic Research Quarterly, 13, 1-32, (In Persian).
Alwang, J. and P. B. Siegel (1994), "Portfolio Models and Planning for Export Diversification: Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe", Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 405-422.
Amable, B. (2000), "International Specialization and Growth", Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 413-431.
Arellano, M. and S. R. Bond (1991), "Some Tests of Specification for Panel Data: Monte Carlo Evidence and Application to Employment Equations", The Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 277-297.
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Chami Batista, J. (2004), "Latin American Export Specialization in Resource-Based Products: Implications for Growth", The Developing Economies, Vol. 42, Issue 3, pp. 337-370.
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Fryges, H. and J. Wagner (2007), "Exports and Productivity Growth: First Evidence from a Continuous Treatment Approach", University of Lüneburg, Working Paper Series in Economics, No. 49.
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Greenaway, D. and R. A. Kneller (2004), "Exporting and Productivity in the United Kingdom", Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol. 20, Issue 3, pp. 358-371.
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Hausmann, R., J. Hwang and D. Rodrik (2007), "What You Export Matters", Journal of Economic Growth, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 1-25.
Heritage Foundation (2009), "Highlights of the 2009 Index of Economic Freedom: The link between Economic Opportunity and Prosperity", Washington, DC: The Heritage Foundation.
Hirsch, S. and B. Leu (1971), "Sales Stabilization through Export Diversification", The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 53, Issue 3, pp. 270-277.
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Mehregan, N., & Ashrafzadeh, S. M. R. (2008). Data Panel Econometrics. University of Tehran, Cooperative Research Institute, (In Persian).
Mehrara, M., & Mohseni, R. (2004). Foreign Trade Effects on Productivity: The Case of Iran. Journal of Economic Research, 66, 57-89, (In Persian).
Michaely, M. (1962), Concentration in International Trade, Contributions to Economic Analysis, Amsterdam: North-Holland.
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Penn World Table (2009), available at http://pwt.econ.upenn.edu
Rodrik, D., R. Hausmann and J. Hwang (2006), "What You Export Matters", available at http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites /default /files/Rodrick_WhatYou.pdf
Santos-Paulino, A. U. (2002), "Trade Liberalization and Export Performance in Selected Developing Countries", The Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 39, Issue 1, pp. 140-164.
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Senhadji, A. S., and C. E. Montenegro (1999), "Time Series Analysis of Export Demand Equations: A Cross-Country Analysis", IMF Staff Papers, Vol. 46, No. 3.
Sheila, A. G. d. P. and M. Ferrantino (1997), "Export Diversification and Structural Dynamics in the Growth Process: The Case of Chile", Journals of Development Economics, Vol. 52, Issue 2, pp. 375-391.
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The International Study Group on Exports and Productivity (2007), "Exports and Productivity-Comparable Evidence for 14 Countries", Policy Research Working Paper Series, No. 4418, The World Bank.
UNCTAD (2008), Handbook of Statistics, Geneva, United Nations.
Wagner, j. (2007), "Exports and Productivity in Germany", University of Lüneburg, Working Paper Series in Economics, No. 41.
Wood A., and K. Berge (1997), "Exporting Manufactures: Human Resources, Natural Resources and Trade Policy" Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 34, pp. 35-59.
World Bank (2008), World Development Indicators, New York, Oxford University Press.
