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WANT EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION? EDUCATE THE KIDS FIRST.

This paper uses Bayesian model averaging to uncover the true determinants of export diversification among 36 potential factors, and thus 2 potential models. Using data from 2001 to 2010, our results reveal two strong predictors: Primary school enrollment (99.7% posterior inclusion probability in the...

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Published in:Economic Inquiry Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 1765 - 1783
Main Authors: Jetter, Michael, Ramírez Hassan, Andrés
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2015
Subjects:
International trade
Education
Portfolio diversification
Bayesian analysis
Gross domestic product
Foreign trade regulation
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