 The role of green and non-green relatedness in the development of new green specialisations in Argentinean provincesAndrea Belmartino World Development, 2025, vol. 195, issue C Abstract: As global demand for green products accelerates, emerging economies are increasingly seeking to leverage their existing capacities to support green transitions and capture high-growth market opportunities. This study examines the role of green and non-green relatedness in the development of new green specialisations across Argentine provinces, offering insights into potential pathways for green development. Using relatedness density as a measure of knowledge proximity, results show that the likelihood of developing a new green specialisation is positively associated with both green and non-green knowledge assets within a region. The findings highlight that green policies which neglect spatial disparities risk exacerbating regional imbalances in green economic opportunities. The methodology developed in this study offers a transferable framework for other developing economies aiming to assess and strengthen their regional green economy potential. Keywords: Green products; Diversification; Relatedness density; Argentina; Latin America (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:195:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x2500186x DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107101 Access Statistics for this article World Development is currently edited by O. T. Coomes More articles in World Development from Elsevier |
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