Untapped export potential in developing countries: evidence from the car industry

Antoine ABI Zeid ()
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Antoine ABI Zeid: Université Sorbonne Nouvelle IHEAL CREDA – UMR 7227

Region et Developpement, 2021, vol. 54, 117-144

Abstract: Car production is moving from North to South, and carmaker ownership is moving from West to East. Meanwhile, new carmakers are arising in China, India, and Iran. Car exports in developing countries increased over the 2007-2015 period. However, their share in global exports is still low. In this sense, exports are the last bastion of the North. The in-crease in car exports could accelerate the indigenous capacity building, especially in China. In this paper, we identify the determinants of car exports in the case of developing coun-tries. Then, we measure their capacity to increase the latter. The results are discussed in light of various industrial strategies implemented in these countries.

Keywords: Automotive industry; Developing countries; Export potential; Empirical gravity model; Hausman-Taylor estimator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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