Dynamic and determinants of high technology exports in Latin America and the Caribbean: a network and a panel data analysis

Abstract

This paper seeks to analyze the dynamic and determinants of high technology exports (HTE) to Latin America and the Caribbean, which is carried out on the basis of previous works from the academic literature. To do so, it is used both explanatory Social Network Analysis and the Panel Data modeling, both for the years 2005 to 2015, with data available from the data center of the United Nation Conference on Trade and Development and World Bank Development Indicators, respectively. The results show that when it co…