What You Export Matters

24 Pages Posted: 12 Apr 2006

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Ricardo Hausmann

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

Jason Hwang

Harvard University - Department of Economics

Dani Rodrik

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: December 2005

Abstract

When local cost discovery generates knowledge spillovers, specialization patterns become partly indeterminate and the mix of goods that a country produces may have important implications for economic growth. We demonstrate this proposition formally and adduce some empirical support for it. We construct an index of the income level of a country's exports, document its properties, and show that it predicts subsequent economic growth.

Keywords: Economics, International Economics, International Development, International Trade and Finance

Suggested Citation

Hausmann, Ricardo and Hwang, Jason and Rodrik, Dani, What You Export Matters (December 2005). KSG Working Paper No. RWP05-063, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=896243 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.896243

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