COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF LEATHER INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN WITH SELECTED ASIAN ECONOMIES

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF LEATHER INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN WITH SELECTED ASIAN ECONOMIES

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The aim of this paper is to analyze the trade specialization in the leather products between some selected Asian economies, with particular focus on Pakistan. For which, a measure of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA Balassa Index) is used. The analysis shows that Pakistan has a high comparative a...

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Main Authors: Sadaf Shahab, Muhammad Tariq Mahmood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
Subjects:
Revealed Comparative advantage
Balassa Index
Exports
Skill Specialization
Online Access:http://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/298/pdf
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spelling doaj-805be821933147b6bd80ea1d1d6d86842020-11-24T21:53:24ZengEconJournalsInternational Journal of Economics and Financial Issues2146-41382013-01-0131133139COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF LEATHER INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN WITH SELECTED ASIAN ECONOMIESSadaf ShahabMuhammad Tariq MahmoodThe aim of this paper is to analyze the trade specialization in the leather products between some selected Asian economies, with particular focus on Pakistan. For which, a measure of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA Balassa Index) is used. The analysis shows that Pakistan has a high comparative advantage in leather products over all the selected economies during the period of study. The paper highlights the problems faced by the leather industry and identifies some immediate policy action to be taken to improve the performance of the leather industry in the light of evidence.http://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/298/pdfRevealed Comparative advantageBalassa IndexExportsSkill Specialization
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COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF LEATHER INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN WITH SELECTED ASIAN ECONOMIES
International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
Revealed Comparative advantage
Balassa Index
Exports
Skill Specialization
author_facet Sadaf Shahab
Muhammad Tariq Mahmood
author_sort Sadaf Shahab
title COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF LEATHER INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN WITH SELECTED ASIAN ECONOMIES
title_short COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF LEATHER INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN WITH SELECTED ASIAN ECONOMIES
title_full COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF LEATHER INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN WITH SELECTED ASIAN ECONOMIES
title_fullStr COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF LEATHER INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN WITH SELECTED ASIAN ECONOMIES
title_full_unstemmed COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF LEATHER INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN WITH SELECTED ASIAN ECONOMIES
title_sort comparative advantage of leather industry in pakistan with selected asian economies
publisher EconJournals
series International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
issn 2146-4138
publishDate 2013-01-01
description The aim of this paper is to analyze the trade specialization in the leather products between some selected Asian economies, with particular focus on Pakistan. For which, a measure of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA Balassa Index) is used. The analysis shows that Pakistan has a high comparative advantage in leather products over all the selected economies during the period of study. The paper highlights the problems faced by the leather industry and identifies some immediate policy action to be taken to improve the performance of the leather industry in the light of evidence.
topic Revealed Comparative advantage
Balassa Index
Exports
Skill Specialization
url http://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/298/pdf
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