For over three decades Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have had an interest in regional integration initiatives to accelerate their industrialization and growth. The projects proposed to foster integration encompass a broad range of initiatives such as: (i) the development of regional ports to help African countries effectively utilize modern shipping technologies, and realize economies of ...

abstract:we define as south asian countries those countries that start with iran and end with bangladesh in asia. wethen use export statistics in terms of revealed comparative advantage (rca) for 14 industrial sectors tomeasure distances of export capabilities for these countries in relation to the “western” developed and eastasian countries. statistical methods such as multidimensional sca...

Due to the Biden Administration’s decision uphold a large majority of Trump administration’s protectionist trade policies, US manufacturing industries are failing control market share. This paper explores proper solutions that need be taken restore competitiveness with China, prioritizing cooperation allies and China instead unwarranted tensions. analyzes effects tariffs on Chinese imported goo...

We define as South Asian countries those countries that start with Iran and end with Bangladesh in Asia. Wethen use export statistics in terms of revealed comparative advantage (RCA) for 14 industrial sectors tomeasure distances of export capabilities for these countries in relation to the “Western” developed and EastAsian countries. Statistical methods such as multidimensional scaling and ...

The concept of revealed comparative advantage as measured by the Balassa index is widely used in practice to determine a country’s weak and strong sectors. Interpreting the Balassa index is difficult however in view of the limited knowledge to date on the distribution of this index. We analyze the empirical distribution of the Balassa index and its stability and properties over time, using Japa...

We characterize the evolution of country export performance over the last five decades. Using the gravity model of trade, we extract a measure of country export capability by industry which we use to evaluate how absolute advantage changes over time for 135 industries in 90 countries. We alternatively use the Balassa RCA index as a measure of comparative advantage. Part I of the analysis docume...

Since no comparative advantage analysis system developed for agricultural products in China counties, this paper discussed how to use comparative advantage theory and Java language to design regional main grain comparative advantage analysis system. The system applies comparative advantage index calculation method to rapidly provide users with relevant data and analysis of grain production comp...