Cities Export Specialization

Jorge Diaz-Lanchas, Carlos Llano Verduras, Asier Minondo () and Francisco Requena Silvente

No 1604, Working Papers from Department of Applied Economics II, Universidad de Valencia

Abstract: Do large and small cities exhibit different patterns of export specialization? Using highly disaggregated product-level trade data for Brazilian cities in year 2013, we find that more populated urban areas export proportionately more complex and skill-intensive goods than less populated urban areas. We also show that Brazilian urban areas that have increased more in population have also augmented more than proportionately the exports of complex and skill-intensive goods. Our empirical findings support recent models which argue that large cities attract more skilled workers and exhibit a wide range of capabilities, providing them a comparative advantage in skill-intensive and complex goods.

Keywords: urban areas; exports; complexity; skills; comparative advantage; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F11 F14 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-05
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