The structuralist revenge: economic complexity as an important dimension to evaluate growth and development

Paulo Gala, Igor Rocha () and Guilherme Magacho

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2018, vol. 38, issue 2, 219-236

Abstract: This paper brings elements from the economic complexity literature to the discussions of the structuralist tradition on the central role of manufacturing and productive sophistication to economic growth. Using data provided by the Atlas of Economic Complexity this study sought to verify if countries’ complexity is important to explain convergence and divergence among poor and rich countries and, if so, which are the countries that will be able to reduce the income gap compared to developed countries. The econometric analysis revealed that exports and production complexity is significant to explain convergence and divergence among countries. JEL Classification: B2; B5; B23; O1; O14.

Keywords: Complexity; core-periphery; economic development; international trade; ECLAC; structuralism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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Working Paper: THE STRUCTURALIST REVENGE: ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY AS AN IMPORTANT DIMENSION TO EVALUATE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (2018)
Working Paper: The structuralist revenge: economic complexity as an important dimension to evaluate growth and development (2016)
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