Brazilian, Chinese, and Indian exports: is the regional market really a source of learning?

Vol. 33 No. 1 (2013)

Jan-Mar / 2013
Published January 1, 2013
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How to Cite

Baumann, Renato. 2013. “Brazilian, Chinese, and Indian Exports: Is the Regional Market Really a Source of Learning?”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 33 (1):102-19. https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/303.

Brazilian, Chinese, and Indian exports: is the regional market really a source of learning?

Renato Baumann
Technical staff of IPEA and professor at Universidade de Brasília. This work could not be done without the efficient support by Rubem Ceratti, from IPEA, in processing primary data.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 33 No. 1 (2013), Jan-Mar / 2013, Pages 102-119

Abstract

In some Latin American countries the exporting activity starts at a regional level, with producers only later venturing into more competitive markets. The implicit risk is that a country might never progress from the regional stage to a more global market. This article compares the experiences of Brazil, China and India. It is shown that Brazil relied on the regional market far more intensely than these Asian countries. There were clear gains accruing to China and India for having exploited more sophisticated markets from the very beginning of their export drive.

JEL Classification: F13; F14; F15; F43.


Keywords: international trade regional trade export competitiveness manufactured exports export survival