Export Product Diversification, Services Production and Exports in Least Developed Countries

Sèna Kimm Gnangnon and Shishir Priyadarshi
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Sèna Kimm Gnangnon: World Trade Organization (WTO), Rue de Lausanne 154, CH-1211 Geneva 21, Switzerland
Shishir Priyadarshi: World Trade Organization (WTO), Rue de Lausanne 154, CH-1211 Geneva 21, Switzerland

Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), 2016, vol. 07, issue 03, 1-36

Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between the diversification of export products in least developed countries (LDCs) and their services production and exports. It uses a dataset comprising 30 LDCs over the period 1995–2010. The empirical results suggest strong evidence that export product diversification in LDCs is a catalyzer for their commercial services exports, alongside factors such as per capita income, foreign direct investment (FDI), and regulatory quality policies. However, export products diversification does not appear to exert a significant effect on LDC services production. These findings have important implications for both the international trade community and LDC governments.

Keywords: Export product diversification; services production; services exports; least developed countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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