Structural transformation in growing open economies: Australia’s experience

Kym Anderson

Departmental Working Papers from The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics

Abstract: Structural transformations in growing economies focus on sectoral shares of national output (GDP) and employment but typically give little attention to exports. This paper compares and contrasts evidence of trends in sectoral shares of GDP, employment and exports in Australia over the past two centuries with those of other advanced economies. Australia’s experience is unusual in several respects, explanations for which suggest lessons for less-advanced resource rich economies. The paper concludes by questioning how societies’ evolving environmental objectives, and recent influences on globalization, might alter in coming decades the structure of Australia’s economy and its policies and institutions.

Keywords: agricultural and industrial development; trade costs; manufacturing protection; mining booms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F63 O13 Q17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 66 pages
Date: 2022
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