Intra-industry trade among developing countries

In this paper, intra-industry trade (IIT) among developing countries is analyzed in two major sections. First, the extent of intra-industry trade of developing countries is described and compared to the IIT of industrial countries. Secondly, intra-industry trade among developing countries in general...

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Published in:Journal of development economics 1985-08, Vol.18 (2), p.253-271
Main Authors: Havrylyshyn, Oli, Civan, Engin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Developing countries
Exports
industry
International trade
LDCs
Manycountries
Statistical data
tariffs
trade policy
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Summary:In this paper, intra-industry trade (IIT) among developing countries is analyzed in two major sections. First, the extent of intra-industry trade of developing countries is described and compared to the IIT of industrial countries. Secondly, intra-industry trade among developing countries in general and newly-industrialized countries (NICs) in particular is analyzed at product level. The principal conclusions suggests that the trade of individual NICs with other NICs is well below 10 percent of their total exports, much lower than among industrial countries. More surprisingly, the level of IIT is lower among NICs than for NICs with the rest of the world. However, in categories such as capital-intensive products and investment goods, IIT is high, although the volume of trade is low.
ISSN:0304-3878
1872-6089
DOI:10.1016/0304-3878(85)90057-4