
The improved availability of value-added trade data allows us to identify more clearly what fragment in the production chain is internationally competitive in a particular country. Rather than focusing on particular sectors or examples, we determine the distributions of revealed comparative advantage (RCA) in terms of both gross exports and value-added for 40 countries. Systematically comparing these distributions reveals significant differences for RCA based on gross exports versus value-added data. Using data on the Great Recession as an example, we argue that value-added RCA is more informative regarding the workings of the real economy than gross sector RCA.Resumen La mayor disponibilidad de datos sobre valor anadido a traves del comercio nos permite identificar mas claramente los fragmentos de la cadena de produccion que son competitivos a nivel internacional en un pais determinado. En lugar de centrarse en sectores o ejemplos en particular, se determinaron las distribuciones de la ventaja comparativa manifiesta (VCM), en terminos tanto de las exportaciones brutas como del valor anadido para 40 paises. La comparacion sistematica de estas distribuciones revelo diferencias significativas para la VCM en funcion de las exportaciones brutas con respecto a los datos sobre el valor anadido. Mediante el uso de datos sobre la Gran Recesion a modo de ejemplo, se argumenta que la VCM debida al valor anadido es mas informativa en relacion al funcionamiento de la economia real que la VCM bruta del sector.
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EXPORTS, ddc:330, F14, value added exports, B Journal, revealed comparative advantage, gross exports, revealed comparative advantage, gross exports, value added exports, Revealed comparative advantage, F60, F10, FRAGMENTATION, value-added exports, jel: jel:F10, jel: jel:F14
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