Education and the Evolution of Comparative Advantage

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Report , Other literature type , Research 01 Jan 2021 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:SSRN Electronic Journal (eissn: 1556-5068,

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Authors: Felipe, Jesus; Jin, Hongyuan; Mehta, Aashish;

doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3829495 , 10.22617/wps210096-2 , 10.1016/j.strueco.2024.05.011

handle: 10419/246712

Education and the Evolution of Comparative Advantage

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Abstract

The paper provides the first evidence that countries with high education levels were more successful in developing comparative advantage in products unrelated to those they already export. In contrast, education appears unimportant for developing comparative advantage in products that are intrinsically complex or education intensive.

Related Organizations

Asian Development Bank
Philippines
De La Salle University
Philippines
University of California, Santa Barbara
United States

Keywords

relatedness, education, O11, diversification, ddc:330, comparative advantage, I25, core, O14, path dependence, periphery, exports

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