Dynamics of Chinese Comparative Advantage

Jeroen Hinloopen and Charles Marrewijk

No 04-034/2, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: We analyze the dynamics of Chinese comparative advantage as measured by export shares and the Balassa index using 3-digit and 4-digit sectors for the period 1970 – 1997. We use novel tools to identify periods of rapid structural change and the persistence of comparative advantage, such as Galtonian regressions, probability-probability (p-p) plots, and the Harmonic Mass index, to supplement the usual descriptive statistical methods and mobility indicators associated with Markov transition matrices.

Keywords: Balassa index; distribution dynamics; Galtonian regression; Markov matrices; P-P plots; HM index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E63 F14 F40 N95 O10 O53 P30 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-03-23
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