Non-Price Competitiveness and Financial Drivers of Exports: Evidences from Italian Regions

Algieri, Bernardina; Aquino, Antonio; Mannarino, Lidia

doi:10.1007/s40797-016-0047-6

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“…At the same time, this result for WFI (a labour-intensive industry) has reversed expectations for many researchers such as Balassa (1979) and Han et al (2009). The study supports studies that argue that non-price factors are ahead of global competition (Athanasoglou and Bardaka, 2010;Algieri, 2015;Algieri et al, 2018;Marc and Patier, 2016;Benkovskis et al, 2020;Xifré, 2021). In the first part of the analysis, in which we emphasized the change in comparative advantages over the years, some low-income countries started to stand out in the competition.…”

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“…Many studies have sought answers to this question (Hallak and Schott, 2011; Vollmer et al , 2009; Chen et al , 2021). In some other studies, it has been mentioned that product characteristics such as product variety, innovation content, vendor reputation, quality of the distribution networks and post-sales services may also be determinative in global competition as non-price factors (Athanasoglou and Bardaka, 2010; Algieri, 2015; Marc and Patier, 2016; Algieri et al , 2018; Benkovskis et al , 2020; Xifré, 2021).…”

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The comparative advantages in the wooden furniture industry: does the export price matter?

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2022

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the global competitiveness of the top ten wooden furniture exporting countries with several approaches and to test the effect of export prices (EXPRs) on the global competition. Design/methodology/approach Countries' competitiveness levels were measured with revealed comparative advantage (RCA), normalised RCA (NRCA), revealed symmetric comparative advantage (RSCA) and trade balance index. Furthermore, panel regression analysis techniques were used to test the effects of EXPR on RCA, NRCA and RSCA in the wooden furniture industry (WFI). Findings Although the comparative advantage approaches give different results, the global competitiveness of Poland and Vietnam is at a high level in all approaches. Canada has been the country with the weakest global competitiveness in all approaches. According to the results of the analysis, EXPRs positively affect all the competitive advantage indexes. As a result, the competitiveness of the WFI is affected by the non-price factors instead of the EXPR. Research limitations/implications The framework allows us to measure and illustrate the export competitiveness of the WFI and permits a global comparison. Similar analyses can be made for different labour-intensive sectors. In addition, analysis can be made to identify non-price factors for the WFI sector. Thus, more specific inferences can be made. Practical implications This study is useful for policymakers, government officials, the industry associations and the company executives to assess their export competitiveness in the WFI. Thus, they can determine whether to shift scarce resources to this industry or other industries. In addition, this study may affect the price competition policy of the sector representatives in the global market. Originality/value This study deals with the competitiveness of the WFI with different approaches. And this study determines the importance of price for global competition in this sector.

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confidence: 99%

The comparative advantages in the wooden furniture industry: does the export price matter?

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2022

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“…This relatively broad characterisation of NPCF is widely shared by the literature (Algieri, 2015;Algieri et al, 2018;Athanasoglou & Bardaka, 2010;Benkovskis et al, 2020;Benkovskis & Wörz, 2016, 2018Cezar & Cartellier, 2019;Christodoulopoulou & Tkacevs, 2016;D'Adamo, 2017;Emlinger et al, 2019;European Commission, 2010;Ferrero et al, 2014;Giordano & Zollino, 2016).…”

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Non‐Price Competitiveness Factors—A simple measure and implications for the five largest euro area countries

Xifré

2021

World Economy

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This paper obtains a versatile measure of non-price competitiveness factors (NPCF) based on a simple international trade model. Trade frictions are reinterpreted as the NPCF conditions (inferior product quality, suboptimal geographical and industry specialisation of exports and any other limitations of the production and exporting channels) that inhibit trade. The set-up is applied to the five largest euro area economies for the period 2000-2018. Over this period, NPCF have improved significantly in the Netherlands and Spain, mildly in Italy and Germany and mildly worsened inFrance. In all countries, the improvement in NPCF has been more intense and sustained in the first half of the period and more unstable in the second half. The set-up is also applied at the product level, considering four types of products depending on the stage of processing, rendering results which are similar across product types and aligned with those for the whole economy. The results suggest that the conventional North-South divide in the euro area might not be entirely applicable regarding NPCF.

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“…Innovation is vital for the success of a company, for promoting international competitiveness and economic growth of firms and countries (e.g. Algieri et al 2018;Bianchini, et al 2018;Guariglia and Liu, 2014). Firms innovate by launching new products and introducing new production processes.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Impact of Cash-Flow and the Main Components of the Capital Structure on Innovative Performances of European Firms

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Succurro³

2020

Review of Economics and Institutions

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Non-Price Competitiveness and Financial Drivers of Exports: Evidences from Italian Regions

Cited by 4 publications

References 47 publications

The comparative advantages in the wooden furniture industry: does the export price matter?

The comparative advantages in the wooden furniture industry: does the export price matter?

Non‐Price Competitiveness Factors—A simple measure and implications for the five largest euro area countries

The Impact of Cash-Flow and the Main Components of the Capital Structure on Innovative Performances of European Firms

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