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Industrialisation and the factor content of Latin American exports of manufactures

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  • Elio Londero
  • Simón Teitel

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This article shows that Latin American exports of manufactures that grow consistently over time arise from both traditional as well as policy induced sources of comparative advantage. Case studies for Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela show that manufactures originally developed for the domestic market were exported with consistent growth rates and came to represent an important proportion of total manufacturing exports. The study also shows that inter‐country differences in the factor content of these exports reflect both differences in original resource endowments as well as the effects of industrialisation policy.

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  • Elio Londero & Simón Teitel, 1996. "Industrialisation and the factor content of Latin American exports of manufactures," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(4), pages 581-601.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:32:y:1996:i:4:p:581-601
    DOI: 10.1080/00220389608422429
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    1. Elio Londero, 2001. "Primary-input intensities under alternative measures of rent content," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(4), pages 429-450.
    2. Elio Londero, 2001. "The alleged countercyclical nature of Argentina's exports of manufactures," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(2), pages 151-173.
    3. Marta Reis Castilho, 2004. "Integração Regional e Conteúdo de Trabalho do Comércio Exterior Brasileiro," Discussion Papers 1028, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA.
    4. Patrick Belser, 1998. "¿Depende el desempleo en América Latina y el Caribe de las normas laborales de Asia?," Research Department Publications 4133, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    5. Owens, Trudy & Wood, Adrian, 1997. "Export-oriented industrialization through primary processing?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 25(9), pages 1453-1470, September.
    6. Charles Becker & Terry-Ann Craigie, 2007. "W. Arthur Lewis in Retrospect," The Review of Black Political Economy, Springer;National Economic Association, vol. 34(3), pages 187-216, December.
    7. Londero, Elio, 1999. "Alternative Measures of Rent Content," MPRA Paper 85339, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    8. Patrick Belser, 1998. "Does Latin American and Caribbean Unemployment Depend on Asian Labor Standards?," Research Department Publications 4132, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.

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    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • O25 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Industrial Policy

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