What is it about?
This article attempts to examine whether the economies in Latin America have become more specialized or less specialized in their exports over the years. Additionally, it is presented an empirical analysis on the potential influence of export specialization on regional growth for the Chilean and Colombian economies. It is important to emphasize the lack of this type of analysis in the regional economic literature.
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Why is it important?
In general the results suggest that regional economic growth in Chile and Colombia requires promoting regional export performance. For the regions with more specialized export, it will be necessary a regional policy framework that generate opportunities for structural transformation. Such changes would enhance the development on new activities and new export sectors.
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This page is a summary of: Export Specialization and Regional Growth: The Chilean and Colombian Cases, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39674-8_23.
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