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The impact of labor costs on manufactured exports in developing countries : an econometric analysis

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This paper estimates export supply elasticities in 20 countries using an empirical model in which manufactured exports are a function of the price of exports, the price of imported inputs, and labor costs relative to the price of home goods. The export supply equation is completed with a variable identifying manufacturing capacity and a variable associated with the role of internal absorption. After testing for simultaneity, the paper concludes that half of the countries must be treated as large countries - thus estimating the export supply function through two-stage least squares. Also explored are other sources of endogeneity of right-hand side variables - the price of imported inputs, labor costs, and manufacturing capacity. It is found that in many cases the estimates change significantly as a result of this procedure. In general, the conclusions underscore the impact on exports of domestic economic policies - for example, promoting investment and productive capacity and keeping factor markets free of significant distortions.

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  • Riveros, Luis A., 1989. "The impact of labor costs on manufactured exports in developing countries : an econometric analysis," Policy Research Working Paper Series 204, The World Bank.
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