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Ophthalmic-Optical Foreign Sector And Policy Implications

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  • Margarita Barrera
  • Alfredo Mainar
  • José Vallés

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The aim of this paper is to analyse how the ease of manufacturing a product may influence the evolution of exports of specific products in the Spanish economy. This research focuses on the analysis of the international trade of ophthalmic-optical products to ascertain how the so-called complexity index may determine the strength of international competition. More specifically, the foreign sector, in terms of products and countries, is studied for the period 1978 to 2014. Results demonstrate that specialization in products of low complexity is a determining factor for the lack of success of this type of product in international competition.

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  • Margarita Barrera & Alfredo Mainar & José Vallés, 2016. "Ophthalmic-Optical Foreign Sector And Policy Implications," Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 16(1), pages 43-52.
    • Handle: RePEc:eaa:eerese:v:16:y2016:i:1_4
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    1. Barrera Lozano, Margarita, 2018. "Conociendo otros sectores: La óptica en España/Analyzing sectors: Optics in Spain," Estudios de Economia Aplicada, Estudios de Economia Aplicada, vol. 36, pages 539-560, Mayo.

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    Keywords

    International trade; Optics; Economic complexity;
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    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods

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