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The saving rate and the upgrade of the trade commodity structure in developing countries: A dynamic H-O model under an oligopolistic market structure

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  • Xiaobing Xing
  • Jiexiang Xu

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This paper constructs an oligopolistic dynamic Heckscher-Ohlin (H-O) model of a small open economy to analyze the relationship between the saving rate and the upgrade of the trade commodity structure. The analysis shows that the saving rate determines the trade commodity structure of a country in the long-run equilibrium. Furthermore, a developing country with a low capital-labor ratio in the initial state will change from exporting labor-intensive goods in the initial state to exporting capital-intensive goods in the long-run equilibrium if it has a higher saving rate, and this upgrade of trade commodity structure has a social welfare effect under an oligopolistic market structure. The effect of trade policy on the upgrade of the trade commodity structure is uncertain in our model; therefore, a high saving rate is the irreplaceable driving force for trade commodity structure upgrades in developing countries.

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  • Xiaobing Xing & Jiexiang Xu, 2014. "The saving rate and the upgrade of the trade commodity structure in developing countries: A dynamic H-O model under an oligopolistic market structure," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(8), pages 1145-1169, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jitecd:v:23:y:2014:i:8:p:1145-1169
    DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2013.853822
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