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On exports and economic growth

Gershon Feder
- 01 Feb 1983 - 
- Vol. 12, pp 59-73
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In this article, the authors analyzed the sources of growth in the period 1964-1973 for a group of semi-industrialized less developed countries and developed an analytical framework, incorporating the possibility that marginal factor productivities are not equal in the export and non-export sectors of the economy.
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This article is published in Journal of Development Economics.The article was published on 1983-02-01. It has received 1714 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Economic sector & Export performance.

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Is Export Diversification or Export Specialization Responsible for Economic Growth in BRICS Countries

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Drivers of Economic Growth: The Case for Tourism in Mexico

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Trade Liberalization and Growth in Developing Countries, 1950–1988

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between internationai trade and economic growth and determined the possibility of a causal relationship among both variables, including export promotion and trade orientation.
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How far is FDI relevant to India’s foreign trade growth? An empirical investigation

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors seek to foster fresh empirical evidence on how FDI is relevant to the foreign trade growth in India under a time-varying parameter model with vector autoregressive specification and conclude that the absence of long-run causality from FDI to export is the result of much domestic market orientation of foreign investors and less emphasis on the export-oriented sectors in India.
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Financial stabilization systems, economic growth of developing countries and EU’s STABEX

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Exports and economic growth: Further evidence

TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between exports and economic growth in 11 developing countries that have already established an industrial base was analyzed, adjusting for domestic and foreign investment and for increases in the labor force that affect total exports.
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Growth and export expansion in developing countries: Some empirical evidence

TL;DR: In this article, the empirical relationship between economic growth and export expansion in developing countries as observed through an intercountry cross-section was analyzed, and the results indicated that export performance was important, along with capital formation, in explaining the intercountry variance in GDP growth rates during the 1960-1977 period.
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Trade Policy as an Input to Development

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the question: what difference does the set of commercial policies chosen by a developing country make to its rate of economic growth, and the empirical evidence overwhelmingly indicates that there are important links between them.
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