Comparative Advantage Patterns and Domestic Determinants in Emerging Countries: An Analysis with a Focus on Technology

Daniela Marconi and Valeria Rolli

No RP2008-81, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: During the last two decades a number of emerging economies have become deeply engaged in technology-intensive production. This has been reflected in their international trade specialization shifting from labour-intensive goods towards capital-intensive ones, and in rapid productivity gains across all manufacturing activities.

Keywords: Capital investments; Factor proportions; Labour; Technological innovations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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