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Export Diversification from an Activity Perspective : An Exploration Using Occupation Data

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  • Kruse,Hagen
  • Timmer,Marcel Peter
  • De Vries,Gaaitzen Johannes
  • Ye,Xianjia

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With international production fragmentation, countries specialize in activities along theproduction chain rather than particular products. This papertherefore analyzes export diversification taking an activity perspective. It measures export activities combining newdata on the export income of workers in industries cross classified by occupational classes. Based on the panel data,the paper documents that countries initially specialize along the extensive margin (shifting activities acrossindustries) but later on along the intensive margin (shifting activities across occupational classes). Newactivity specialization is found to be strongly related to the proximity of this activity to the initial export basket.Yet, countries that defy proximity appear to grow faster. The results show that an activity perspective delivers novelinsights into trade development and structural change.

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  • Kruse,Hagen & Timmer,Marcel Peter & De Vries,Gaaitzen Johannes & Ye,Xianjia, 2023. "Export Diversification from an Activity Perspective : An Exploration Using Occupation Data," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10463, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:10463
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