Explaining Regional Export Performance in a Developing Country: The Role of Geography and Relative Factor Endowments

Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas

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“…The size of regions positively determines their exports (in line with Naudé and Gries (2009) conclusions), which is in line with the home market effect hypothesis. The share of agriculture in total employment has an adverse impact.…”

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“…The research focused on determinants of exporting activity at the regional level is not affluent. Naudé and Gries (2009) paid attention to the role of geography and relative factor endowment. The following main determinants of regional exports have been identified: the economic size of a region (the home market effect), better access to foreign markets, low transport costs, high quality of local institutions and high skills to labour ratio.…”

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The Investigation into Determinants of Regional Exports Base: Panel Analysis for Spanish and Polish Regions

Brodzicki

Márquez‐Ramos²,

Umiński

2018

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We use the small open economy concept to identify the determinants of region's exports at a NUTS-2 level for Poland and Spain over the period 2005-2015. Research Design & Methods: We apply the Prais-Winsten method for Panel Corrected Standard Errors (PCSE) on a data panel allowing for heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation estimating a model of regional exports for a joint sample of Polish and Spanish NUTS-2 regions. Findings: We identify a number of factors which statistically significantly determine exports arising from Polish and Spanish regions. These factors are classified into the following main groups: factor conditions, FDI, infrastructure, market conditions, remoteness and geography, spatial agglomeration and technological knowledge base. Implications & Recommendations: By going beyond national trade statistics, we provide evidence which can be used at the regional level to increase participation of regions in the world economy. Political decisions which are taken at the regional level seem to matter. Contribution & Value Added: This paper combines scientific knowledge from several perspectives: international economics and international business, as well as regional science. We believe that an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to increase the knowledge which goes beyond nations, while not focusing on firms, as units of analysis.

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The Investigation into Determinants of Regional Exports Base: Panel Analysis for Spanish and Polish Regions

Brodzicki

Márquez‐Ramos²,

Umiński

2018

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“…In order to lower transport costs, exporters may choose to locate closer to a port or export hub (Fujita and Mori, 1996; Gries et al ., 2009). The reason is that distance creates transport costs which, in turn, influence the location decisions of firms that produce manufactures for the export market (Gries and Naudé, 2008; Naudé and Gries, 2009). Transport costs therefore play a major role in the formation of spatial balances and the development of agglomeration or dispersion of economic activities and regional growth (Ellison and Glaeser, 1994; Lopes, 2003).…”

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The Location of Manufacturing Exporters in Africa: Empirical Evidence

Naudé¹,

Matthee²

2010

African Development Review

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The costs of accessing and using a port/export hub should be high on the list of priorities for export promotion agencies in Africa. This conclusion emanates from this paper focusing on the geographical location of manufacturing export industries in South Africa. Here manufacturing export firms tend to be spatially concentrated with about 84 per cent of total manufacturing exports produced in only 6 per cent of magisterial districts. Distance from an export hub is negatively related to the density of manufactured exports. The largest volumes of manufactured exports are generated within 100 km of an export hub. For electronics, about 98 per cent of manufacturing takes place within 100 km of an export hub. Comparison over time showed that the number of locations from which manufacturing exports occur increased by 15 per cent over 1996-2004 and that manufacturing exports increased in the band between 200 and 400 km from the nearest hub.

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“…Igualmente, los estudios de Frankel y Romer (1999), Naude & Gries (2009) y Rodríguez-Pose, et al (2013) destacan aspectos geográficos que influyen en el comercio de un país. Sin embargo, al analizar el paradigma de la geografía en varios países, incluido Australia 1 , Rodrik (2003) concluye que los problemas geográficos pueden solucionarse con buenas instituciones.…”

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Calidad institucional y competitividad en el comercio y producción de países sudamericanos

O’Shee

Klagges

2018

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ResumenEl objetivo del estudio es determinar el efecto de la calidad institucional y competitividad global sobre el flujo comercial de los países Sudamericanos (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia y Perú) con sus socios comerciales para el período 1996-2007 y, en una segunda etapa, cómo estas variables y el comercio aproximado afectan en la producción. Dado que el comercio, la calidad institucional y competitividad global son variables endógenas, se aplicará un modelo gravitacional ampliado en dos etapas y estimado mediante datos de panel estáticos con efectos fijos y aleatorios. La investigación logra detectar que a menor percepción de la corrupción en entidades públicas y aumento de la democracia y competitividad global en el país, mayores serán el comercio bilateral y productividad de los países sudamericanos. Además, el estudio confirma la importancia del acuerdo multilateral APEC (Foro de Cooperación Económica de Asia-Pacifico) en el comercio exterior de los países en estudio. AbstractThe objective of the study is to determine the effect of institutional quality and global competitiveness on the trade flow of the South American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru) with their trading partners for the period 1996-2007 and, in a second stage , How these variables and the approximate trade affect in the production. Given that trade, institutional quality and global competitiveness are endogenous variables, a gravitational model will be applied in two stages and estimated using static panel data with fixed and random effects. The research shows that the lower perception of corruption in public entities and increased democracy and global competitiveness in the country, the greater the bilateral trade and productivity of the South American countries. In addition, the study confirms the importance of the multilateral agreement APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum) in the foreign trade of the countries under study.

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Explaining Regional Export Performance in a Developing Country: The Role of Geography and Relative Factor Endowments

Cited by 12 publications

References 24 publications

The Investigation into Determinants of Regional Exports Base: Panel Analysis for Spanish and Polish Regions

The Investigation into Determinants of Regional Exports Base: Panel Analysis for Spanish and Polish Regions

The Location of Manufacturing Exporters in Africa: Empirical Evidence

Calidad institucional y competitividad en el comercio y producción de países sudamericanos

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