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Identifying a Country As ¨Developed¨ Based On Their Structural Similarities

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  • Soza-Amigo, Sergio
  • Aroca, Patricio

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This research begins with the following questions: Is there consistency between the identification of development and the economic structure it possesses?; Are there similarities between the economies identified with differences in their levels of development?; and, are there non- developed economies with the same structure of developed economies? To answer these questions, similarities of input-output tables obtained from the OECD (Mid90, Early00 and Mid00) are reviewed, and after, a case study is performed on the Chilean economy. The similarities and changes are investigated by using a structural similarity index, and then by comparing correlations. The results show that: traditional indicators can only be used as references and are non-categorical in their identifications of development; the economies show significant similarities according to their level of development, and there exists significant structural similarities between developed economies and the economy of Chile.

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  • Soza-Amigo, Sergio & Aroca, Patricio, 2015. "Identifying a Country As ¨Developed¨ Based On Their Structural Similarities," MPRA Paper 77421, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Analysis Input-Output; Linkage; Structural Change;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C49 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Other
    • C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models
    • D57 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Input-Output Tables and Analysis
    • F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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