Integrating Services in the Economic Fitness Approach [electronic resource] / Zaccaria, Andrea.

By: Zaccaria, AndreaContributor(s): Cader, Masud | Mishra, Saurabh | Pietronero, Luciano | Zaccaria, AndreaMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2018Description: 1 online resource (35 p.)Subject(s): Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies | Common Carriers Industry | Competitiveness | Complexity | Construction Industry | Economic Development | Food and Beverage Industry | General Manufacturing | ICT Applications | Industry | Information and Communication Technologies | International Economics and Trade | International Trade and Trade Rules | Macroeconomic Management | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth | Plastics and Rubber Industry | Pulp and Paper Industry | Service Exports | Textiles Apparel and Leather Industry | Trade and ServicesAdditional physical formats: Zaccaria, Andrea.: Integrating Services in the Economic Fitness ApproachOnline resources: Click here to access online Abstract: Economic Complexity is a set of network-based and algorithmic methods for the study of economic development and competitiveness. In this framework, Economic Fitness is an innovative approach that improves the mathematical and conceptual scheme. For convenience, these methods were originally conceived on trade in goods. This paper extends the Economic Fitness methodology to include a trade in services element to yield a universal matrix of world trade and thus provide a more complete picture of a country's development and global competitiveness. The paper applies two algorithms to the universal trade in goods and services matrix to contrast country competitiveness and change in complexity and diversification when services are added to the traditional goods-only matrix. The results show that (i) the competitiveness of many countries was previously over- or underestimated, that is, many countries gain or lose positions in the ranking of economic fitness when services trade is considered alongside goods; and (ii) complex services tend to cluster with complex manufacturing, suggesting a common capabilities structure. These findings show how developing complex services aids diversification strategies for developing countries.
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Economic Complexity is a set of network-based and algorithmic methods for the study of economic development and competitiveness. In this framework, Economic Fitness is an innovative approach that improves the mathematical and conceptual scheme. For convenience, these methods were originally conceived on trade in goods. This paper extends the Economic Fitness methodology to include a trade in services element to yield a universal matrix of world trade and thus provide a more complete picture of a country's development and global competitiveness. The paper applies two algorithms to the universal trade in goods and services matrix to contrast country competitiveness and change in complexity and diversification when services are added to the traditional goods-only matrix. The results show that (i) the competitiveness of many countries was previously over- or underestimated, that is, many countries gain or lose positions in the ranking of economic fitness when services trade is considered alongside goods; and (ii) complex services tend to cluster with complex manufacturing, suggesting a common capabilities structure. These findings show how developing complex services aids diversification strategies for developing countries.

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