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The economic fitness of nations in value added. 2000–2014

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  • Rosario Cervantes-Martínez

    (University of Guadalajara)

  • Jorge Villaseñor–Becerra

    (University of Guadalajara)

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In this paper, we explore the Economic Fitness (EF) indicator from the World Bank Database that measures the nations level of international competitiveness. At the same time, using input–output tables, we present our estimations of this new metric, replacing the revealed comparative advantages (RCA) from exports in gross value with an estimate of RCA from exports in domestic value-added (DVA). We find that between 1995 and 2015, there is a positive relationship between Economic Fitness and per capita GDP for low and middle-income countries. Besides, we also show that the estimations of the EF using the domestic value-added content of exports changed significantly from 2000 to 2014 since there has been a widening gap between global exports in gross value and exports in value-added. The latter suggests that, given the increasing levels of productive links at the international level, the competitiveness of nations is also conditioned by how they participate in global production networks.

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  • Rosario Cervantes-Martínez & Jorge Villaseñor–Becerra, 2023. "The economic fitness of nations in value added. 2000–2014," Journal of Economic Structures, Springer;Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS), vol. 12(1), pages 1-17, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:jecstr:v:12:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1186_s40008-023-00317-8
    DOI: 10.1186/s40008-023-00317-8
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