Botswana's revealed comparative advantage

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Title:	Botswana's revealed comparative advantage
Authors:	Makochekanwa, Albert
Keywords:	Africa Botswana exports revealed comparative advantage revealed comparative disadvantage
Issue Date:	Nov-2011
Citation:	Makochekanwa, A. (2011). Botswana's revealed comparative advantage (Munich Personal RePEc Archive, No. 34564).
Series/Report no.:	Munich Personal RePEc Archive;No. 34564
Abstract:	Analysis of Botswana’s competitiveness in world trade has been presented based on indices of revealed comparative advantage (RCA) calculated for the period 1999 and 2004. Results show that Botswana has RCA in diamonds, copper matte, and meat of bovine animals, among other products. Changes in values of RCA over time reinforce the dynamic nature of comparative advantage. The study established that the country gained comparative specialization in the following products: sugar products; copper ores and concentrates, in which it previously had comparative disadvantage. On the downward side, the country lost specialization in products such as coal gas and water gas.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10646/3006
Appears in Collections:	Economics Staff Publications

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