Abstract Production networks in East Asia, particularly in the manufacturing and machinery
industries, are well recognized as the most advanced in the world, in terms of their …

This paper empirically investigates the extent to which technological characteristics in
exports affect the patterns of trade-led economic growth across countries. Data of the …

This article investigates the dynamics and the international distribution of vertical
specialization (VS)-the use of imported inputs to produce goods that are afterwards …

This paper intensively employs annual international trade statistics obtained from the UN
Comtrade and examines to what degree East Asian countries have participated in global …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to measure and analyze industry export
competitiveness of India and it tries to achieve this by presenting a multi‐dimensional …

This article presents a framework for measuring, illustrating and comparing industry export
competitiveness that takes into account (i) industry specialization,(ii) industry export growth …

This paper compares the international trade pattern of Portugal with the other three EU15
Cohesion countries-Spain, Greece and Ireland-over the last forty years. The paper adopts a …

This article attempts to explain the resilience and international competitiveness of a micro-
region in Portugal, based on three intertwined levels–firm, industrial structure and region …

Participation in international trade is a key indicator of an industry's competitiveness. This
study presents a framework for measuring the export competitiveness of an industry across …

Intra-industry trade expanded rapidly in East Asia in the 21st century, with special regard to
vertical pattern of bilateral flows in international production networks. Author recognized …