Botswana's revealed comparative advantage

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dc.contributor.author	Makochekanwa, Albert	-
dc.date.accessioned	2017-03-16T12:57:17Z	-
dc.date.available	2017-03-16T12:57:17Z	-
dc.date.issued	2011-11	-
dc.identifier.citation	Makochekanwa, A. (2011). Botswana's revealed comparative advantage (Munich Personal RePEc Archive, No. 34564).	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10646/3006	-
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_ZW	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Munich Personal RePEc Archive;No. 34564	-
dc.subject	Africa	en_US
dc.subject	Botswana	en_US
dc.subject	exports	en_US
dc.subject	revealed comparative advantage	en_US
dc.subject	revealed comparative disadvantage	en_US
dc.title	Botswana's revealed comparative advantage	en_US
dc.type	Working Paper	en_US
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