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Does an export‐led growth proposition exist for Bangladesh's ready‐made garments sector? A nonlinear ARDL approach

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Bangladesh's ready‐made garments (RMG) sector contributes more than 80% of the country's total export earnings. This study aimed to explore the existence of an RMG export‐led growth (ELG) proposition for Bangladesh. It employed a neoclassical growth function augmented by RMG export incomes and foreign direct investment (FDI), used yearly data from 1986 to 2019, and applied the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model and the Toda‐Yamamoto (T‐Y) causality check. The NARDL test revealed that RMG export incomes had an asymmetric impact on economic growth (EG). The former positively influenced the latter both in the long and short term. The higher the value of the RMG export earnings, the better the EG. FDI inflow also asymmetrically and positively influenced EG. The T‐Y causality test revealed unidirectional causality from RMG export earnings to EG and authenticated that RMG exports augment Bangladesh's ELG proposition. These results suggest that policymakers should diversify Bangladesh's RMG products and markets to boost RMG export earnings and encourage FDI inflow to bolster EG. El sector de las prendas de vestir confeccionadas (PVC) de Bangladesh aporta más del 80% de los ingresos totales de exportación del país. El objetivo de este estudio fue explorar la existencia de una propuesta de crecimiento impulsado por las exportaciones (CIE) de PVC para Bangladesh. Se empleó una función de crecimiento neoclásica aumentada por los ingresos de las exportaciones de las PVC y la inversión extranjera directa (IED), se utilizaron datos anuales de 1986 a 2019 y se aplicó el modelo de retardo distribuido autorregresivo no lineal (NARDL, por sus siglas en inglés) y la comprobación de causalidad Toda‐Yamamoto (T‐Y). La prueba con NARDL reveló que los ingresos de las exportaciones de las PVC tenían un impacto asimétrico en el crecimiento económico (CE). El primero influyó positivamente en el segundo, tanto a largo como a corto plazo. Cuanto mayor es el valor de los ingresos por exportación de las PVC, mejor es el CE. El influjo de IED también influyó de forma asimétrica y positiva en el CE. La prueba de causalidad T‐Y reveló una causalidad unidireccional de los ingresos de las exportaciones de PVC con el CE y autentificó que las exportaciones de PVC aumentan la propuesta de CIE de Bangladesh. Estos resultados sugieren que los responsables políticos deberían diversificar los productos y los mercados de las PVC de Bangladesh para impulsar los ingresos de las exportaciones de las PVC y fomentar el influjo de IED para reforzar el CE. バングラデシュのアパレル産業は、同国の総輸出収入の80%以上に貢献している。本稿では、バングラデシュにおけるアパレル産業の輸出主導型成長(export‐led growth:ELG)案の存在を検討する。アパレル輸出所得と海外直接投資(foreign direct investment:FDI)によって補完された新古典派成長関数を採用し、1986~2019年までの年次データを用い、非線形自己回帰分布ラグ(nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag:NARDL)モデルとToda‐Yamamoto(T‐Y)因果性検定を適用した。NARDL検定から、アパレル製品の輸出所得が経済成長に非対称な影響を及ぼすことが明らかになった。アパレル製品の輸出所得前者は長期的にも短期的にも経済成長に正の影響を与えた。アパレルの輸出所得の値が高いほど、経済成長率は高くなる。FDI流入は経済成長に非対称的かつ正の影響を与えた。T‐Y因果性検定から、アパレルの輸出所得から経済成長への一方向的な因果関係が明らかになり、アパレルの輸出がバングラデシュのELG案を補強することが確認された。以上の結果から、政策立案者はバングラデシュのアパレル産業と市場を多様化してアパレル輸出所得を押し上げ、経済成長を強化するためにFDI流入を促すべきであることが示唆される。

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  • Md. Saiful Islam, 2023. "Does an export‐led growth proposition exist for Bangladesh's ready‐made garments sector? A nonlinear ARDL approach," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 15(5), pages 939-955, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:15:y:2023:i:5:p:939-955
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12557
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