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Revealed Comparative Advantage Indexes for Regions of the United States

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Don Clark (University of Tennessee)
W. Sawyer (University of Southern Mississippi)
Richard Sprinkle (University of Texas at El Paso)
Abstract

This study identifies the pattern of comparative advantage for U.S. regions from actual trade performance as indicated by the industry composition of exports. Revealed comparative advantage patterns are also determined using production data. Dynamic changes in comparative advantage patterns are identified using a methodology developed by Kreinin and Plummer (1994a). Comparative advantage patterns and the degree of structural change in exports vary considerably across regions. Results will assist U.S. regions and states in formulating effective export promotion strategies.

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Article provided by International Trade and Finance Association in its journal Global Economy Journal.

Volume (Year): 5 (2007)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 2
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Keywords: RCA Indexes regional economics regional exports

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  1. Cletus C. Coughlin & Thomas B. Mandelbaum, 1991. "Measuring state exports: is there a better way?," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Jul, pages 65-79. [Downloadable!]
  2. Balassa, Bela, 1979. "The Changing Pattern of Comparative Advantage in Manufactured Goods," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 61(2), pages 259-66, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Patricia S. Pollard & Cletus C. Coughlin, 1999. "Going down: the Asian crisis and U.S. exports," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Mar, pages 33-46. [Downloadable!]
  4. Cletus C. Coughlin & Patricia S. Pollard, 2001. "Comparing manufacturing export growth across states: what accounts for the differences?," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Jan, pages 25-40. [Downloadable!]
  5. Cletus C. Coughlin & Howard J. Wall, 2002. "NAFTA and the changing pattern of state exports," Working Papers 2000-029, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Rodney A Erickson, 1990. "Export Performance and State Industrial Growth," Working Papers 90-3, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau. [Downloadable!]
  7. Cletus C. Coughlin, 2004. "The increasing importance of proximity for exports from U.S. states," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Nov, pages 1-18. [Downloadable!]
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