1. A World of Possibilities: Internationalization for Productive Development
- Author
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Gustavo Crespi, Eduardo Fernández-Arias, and Ernesto Stein
- Subjects
Internationalization ,Political science ,Romer ,Openness to experience ,Foreign direct investment ,International economics ,Economic system ,Diversification (marketing strategy) ,Market failure ,Economies of scale - Abstract
Openness and diversification can be beneficial for economic growth (Brainard and Cooper, 1968; Frankel and Romer, 1999).1 Openness to trade can foster growth by making it easier to import goods that embody new technology, by reaping economies of scale, and by facilitating the process commonly known as learning by doing through exporting, among other channels (Harrison and Rodriguez-Clare, 2010). Export diversification, in turn, reduces sensitivity to sector-specific shocks. Furthermore, deeper participation in global value chains (GVCs) facilitates access to international flows of knowledge and technology, and thus increases the potential for learning and productivity improvements in local firms.
- Published
- 2014