AN EVALUATION OF SIMILARITY AND EXPORT SOPHISTICATION OF SOUTHERN CONE COUNTRIES

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Orlando Monteiro da
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Batista, Jacqueline Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Análise Econômica (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/AnaliseEconomica/article/view/42005
• topic: Cone Sul; Índice de similaridade; Sofisticação das exportações; F14; F15; Southern Cone; Similarity index; Exports sophistication; F14; F15

The aim of this study was to make an evolutionary analysis of the structure of exports of the Southern Cone countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay), in the period between 2000 and 2011. Indexes of similarity and sophistication of exports were used, for assessing export specialization, based on the fact that, similar goods that every two countries export to certain market can be considered competitors in that market. The results showed that the indicators of similarity did not advance during the study period, while the sophistication index evolved below the world average. In general, the list of exports of those countries depend heavily on primary and agricultural products, for which they already have competitive advantage in international markets. The change in the structure of the export basket presented a growth rate lower than other countries average, indicating that the Southern Cone countries have had trouble to specialize in products with high income content.