INVESTIGADORES
MARIN Anabel Ivana Soledad
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Product Relatedness in Export Diversification. Evidence from Brazilian Exporters
Autor/es:
CIRERA XAVI; ANABEL MARIN
Lugar:
Oxford
Reunión:
Congreso; 4th ESRC Research Methods Festival, Oxford, 8th of July 2011; 2011
Institución organizadora:
ESRC
Resumen:
This paper analyses one unexplored dimension of export diversification: the capacity of firms to
diversify to less related products. This is critical for developing countries, heavily dependent on
primary commodities. Using a unique dataset that links data on exports, innovation and firms
characteristics in Brazil, we find that unrelated diversification is far more common than expected.
We also find that firms are more likely to diversify to unrelated activities when they have a rich
and diversified knowledge base and invest in process innovation.