Effect of Poverty on Services Export Concentration in Developing Countries

Sena Kimm Gnangnon ()
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Sena Kimm Gnangnon: World Trade Organization, Geneva 21, Switzerland

Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), 2024, vol. 15, issue 01, 1-44

Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of poverty on services export concentration in developing countries. The analysis has used an unbalanced panel dataset of 95 developing countries over the period 1995–2014. Findings suggest that higher poverty rates induce greater services export concentration, and this effect translates through three channels, namely, human capital, trade openness, and export product concentration. Thus, if they were to diversify services export items, policymakers should implement policies (such as reducing services trade barriers and improving the business environment) that directly promote services export diversification, but also measures that directly target poor segments of the population.

Keywords: Poverty; services export concentration; human capital; trade policy liberalization; trade openness; export product concentration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 I32 O11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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