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Does What You Export Matter? In Search of Empirical Guidance for Industrial Policies

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dc.contributor.authorLederman, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorMaloney, William F.
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-02T16:29:57Z
dc.date.available2012-07-02T16:29:57Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractDoes the content of what economies export matter for development? And, if it does, can governments improve on the export basket that the market generates through the shaping of industrial policy? This book considers these questions by reviewing relevant literature and taking stock of what is known from conceptual, empirical, and policy viewpoints. A large literature answers affirmatively to the first question and suggests the characteristics that distinguish desirable exports. More prosaically, but no less controversially, goods which are intensive in unskilled labor are thought to promote 'pro-poor' or 'shared growth,' whereas those which are skilled-labor intensive are thought to generate positive externalities for society as a whole. Concerns about macroeconomic stability have led to a focus on the overall composition of the export basket. This book revisits many of these arguments conceptually and, wherever possible, imports heuristic approaches into frameworks where, as more familiar arguments, they can be held up to the light, rotated, and their facets examined for brilliance or flaws. Second, the book examines what emerges empirically as a basis for policy design. Specifically, given certain conceptual arguments in favor of public sector intervention, do available data and empirical methods allow for actually doing so with a high degree of confidence? In asking this question, the book assumes that policy makers are competent and seek to raise the welfare of their citizens. This assumption permits sidestepping the debate about whether government failures trump market failures generically: In this sense, the book attempts to 'give industrial policy a chance.'en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16411839/export-matter-search-empirical-guidance-industrial-policies
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8491-6
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-8491-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9371
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLatin America Development Forum
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAUTOMOBILES
dc.subjectBARRIER TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBASKET OF GOODS
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICES
dc.subjectBID
dc.subjectCAPABILITIES
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKET
dc.subjectCAPITALISM
dc.subjectCELL PHONE
dc.subjectCELL PHONES
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS
dc.subjectCOORDINATION MECHANISM
dc.subjectCORPORATION
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectDATA MANIPULATIONS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT OVERHANG
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectDIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLE
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLES
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSES
dc.subjectECONOMIC COMPLEMENTARITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RENTS
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY WAGES
dc.subjectELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectESP
dc.subjectEXCESS DEMAND
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectFACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DEBT
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHOMOGENEOUS GOODS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectINCUMBENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RATES
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARKET DATA
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURE
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKET PRICE
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURE
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectMATURE MARKETS
dc.subjectMONETARY FUND
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectMONOPOLY RENTS
dc.subjectMULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA
dc.subjectNATIONAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL ENDOWMENTS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITY
dc.subjectNET EXPORTS
dc.subjectNPL
dc.subjectPATENTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectPOSITIVE COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectPRICE VOLATILITY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCT CATEGORIES
dc.subjectPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT INNOVATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUERIES
dc.subjectRANDOM WALK
dc.subjectRATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMY
dc.subjectRENT SEEKING
dc.subjectREPUBLIC
dc.subjectRESERVES
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectSILICON
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
dc.subjectTELECOM
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectTELEVISIONS
dc.subjectTIME PERIOD
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectTRADE NETWORKS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE REGIMES
dc.subjectTRADE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSLATION
dc.subjectTRUST FUND
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWAGE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWEALTH OF NATIONS
dc.titleDoes What You Export Matter? In Search of Empirical Guidance for Industrial Policiesen
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okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Political Economy
okr.unitInternational Trade Department (PRMTR)
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