The changing pattern of foreign trade specialization in Indian manufacturing

This paper examines the pattern of international trade specialization in Indian manufacturing since the mid-1980s by using data on trade flows. Low-technology sectors still dominate the categories for which India exhibits the largest degree of trade specialization. By contrast, high-technology secto...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Oxford review of economic policy 2007-07, Vol.23 (2), p.270-291
Main Authors: Alessandrini, Michele, Fattouh, Bassam, Scaramozzino, Pasquale
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Balance of trade
Comparative advantage
Economic reform
Exports
F14
Imports
India
International economics
International trade
Lafay index
Liberalization
Manufacturing
Manufacturing industries
O14
O24
O53
Productivity
Software industry
Specialization
Studies
Tariffs
Trade restrictions
Trade specialization
Working papers
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This paper examines the pattern of international trade specialization in Indian manufacturing since the mid-1980s by using data on trade flows. Low-technology sectors still dominate the categories for which India exhibits the largest degree of trade specialization. By contrast, high-technology sectors are prevalent among the categories for which India is import-dependent. Significantly, India has experienced an improvement in the degree of specialization in some of the most dynamic sectors of world trade.
ISSN:0266-903X
1460-2121
DOI:10.1093/oxrep/grm013