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Weighted Composite Diversification Index: A New Measure of Economic Diversification in Resource-Dependent Economies

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This note introduces a Weighted Composite Diversification Index (WCDI) for resource-dependent economies that integrates fiscal, trade, and output diversification into a single measure, weighted by their relative economic size. Unlike existing indices, the WCDI endogenizes weights according to the macroeconomic structure: fiscal diversification is weighted by government size, trade diversification by export dependence, and output diversification by domestic demand as a share of GDP. To reflect the vulnerabilities of resource-dependent economies, the WCDI incorporates a penalty term that penalizes resource shares within each subindex, providing a context-sensitive gauge of diversification.

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  • Eskandar, Glnar, 2025. "Weighted Composite Diversification Index: A New Measure of Economic Diversification in Resource-Dependent Economies," EconStor Preprints 325853, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
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    • C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation
    • Q32 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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