Why did Argentina become a super-exporter of agricultural and food products during the Belle Époque (1880-1929)?

Vicente Pinilla and Agustina Rayes ()
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Agustina Rayes: Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires and CONICET

No 107, Working Papers from European Historical Economics Society (EHES)

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to explain, from a cliometric perspective, the determinants of the growth of Argentina’s exports between 1880 and 1929. To do this, we have constructed a gravity model with the principal products exported each year by Argentina to its most important trading partners. In this way, we believe that this study constitutes a relevant and original contribution to the analysis of economic growth from a historical perspective and specifically in explaining the factors determining the export success of the settler countries during the first wave of globalisation. Our results show that Argentina’s export-led growth must be explained from both the supply and demand sides. We also find that the reduction in transatlantic transport costs boosted exports.

Keywords: Settler Economies; Economic History of Argentina; First Globalization; Trade Gravity Models; Latin America Economic History (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 N56 N76 Q17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2017-01
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