Trade liberalization and laissez-faire economics are altering the structure of agricultural production and trade. The principle of comparative advantage, a classic tenet of economics, is a useful tool for understanding the future of world agriculture. This study employs a " Revealed Comparative Advantage " approach to investigate patterns of comparative advantage among six major wool exporting ...

The study calculates nominal and effective rates of protection their association with major characteristics industries—labour intensity, export orientation revealed comparative advantage. results indicate that as well rate has declined between two benchmark years—1990 2002, but vegetable oil, motor vehicles, a sector producing intermediate good ‘other manufacturing’ remains highly protected. Ov...

Indonesia is one of the best quality cashew nut producers and exporters with a 1.2% share in global market. This very far from being compared to Vietnam as world's main exporter controlling 34.07% export study aims determine competitive comparative advantages nuts international market at 2009-2018. The various differences between two countries make products produced distributed vary quantity. C...

There is a considerable amount of controversy about the model(s) of comparative advantage and its applicability to international business, in particular as a guide to the success of nations and/or firms in international markets. This perception (or understanding) of inapplicability of the model(s) of comparative advantage has lead international business experts to develop new models, or what ma...

Shrimp is an Indonesian fishery commodity with a high selling value in domestic and international markets. Frozen shrimp, as type of shrimp exported from products, has enormous potential to be developed one the mainstay commodities fisheries sector. However, Indonesia's frozen exports last five years have fluctuated are still unable compete competing countries exporting main destination countri...