Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/64105 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 12-02
Publisher: 
University of California, Santa Cruz Institute for International Economics (SCIIE), Santa Cruz, CA
Abstract: 
This paper examines the experience of 10 - Asian countries with respect to growth, trade and FDI. It explores relationships between the nature of exports and imports and growth, as well as the relevance of FDI as a channel for these relationships. We find that FDI is often positively correlated with higher productivity levels in exports and imports. The effect for imports is particularly apparent for imported intermediate goods, reflecting the emergence of greater trade fragmentation. In turn, both imported intermediates and exports that are associated with higher productivity levels are positively correlated with per capita GDP. This paper therefore brings together empirical evidence that integrates discussions of FDI, trade fragmentation and improvements in the productivity of traded goods.
Subjects: 
international trade
trade policy
product upgrading
trade fragmentation
vertical specialization
FDI and economic development
JEL: 
O1
O24
F14
O33
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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