Patterns and Determinants of Export Specialisation in Australian Manufacturing

Ravindra Ratnayake
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Ravindra Ratnayake: School of Economics, La Trobe University.

Australian Journal of Management, 1990, vol. 15, issue 2, 339-361

Abstract: This paper examines the patterns and determinants of Australia's revealed comparative advantage in manufactured exports. The results show that Australia's greatest comparative advantage is in technology-intensive and skill-intensive products. Export competitiveness appears to be positively influenced by the intensity of intra-industry trade, overseas investment, research-and-development expenditure intensity and human-capital intensity. On the other hand, high protection has been a major deterrent to international competitiveness.

Keywords: EXPORT SPECIALIZATION; REVEALED COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE; DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990
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DOI: 10.1177/031289629001500207

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