Trade Integration in Latin America: A Network Perspective

Kimberly Beaton, Aliona Cebotari, Xiaodan Ding and András Komáromi

No 2017/148, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: The paper applies a network analysis framework to analyze the regional and global integration of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. We compare network-based measures of trade integration to conventional measures, decomposing integration along several dimensions to better understand the sources of trade connectivity and their impact on growth. The paper finds that LAC countries are relatively well integrated in terms of links to diversified markets, but the strength of those links is weak. Comparing trade integration to predictions from gravity models, we find many LAC countries have significant scope to improve connectivity and increase their roles in regional and world trade networks.

Keywords: WP; center; country; trade; trade link; integration; networks; Latin America and the Caribbean; trade network; trade openness; trade integration; trade ratio; LAC trade subnetwork; trade underperformance; integration measure; trade pattern; growth strategy; Trade balance; Exports; Trade integration; Trade agreements; Gravity models; Caribbean; Asia and Pacific; Global; Central America; North America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33
Date: 2017-06-30
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