Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Konstantins Benkovskis
Author-X-Name-First: Konstantins
Author-X-Name-Last: Benkovskis
Author-Workplace-Name: Bank of Latvia
Title: Competitiveness of Latvia's Exporters
Abstract: The paper evaluates competitiveness of Latvia's exporters from various aspects by using detailed trade data from Comtrade. Competitiveness represented by the market share of Latvia's products in world trade was on the rising trend, growing almost two times between 1999 and 2010. Such a dynamic improvement was mainly accounted for by intensive margin, as Latvia's exporters increased their presence on traditional markets. Moreover, the contribution of extensive margin was also positive due to geographical expansion. The analysis of non-price competitiveness signals that although Latvia's export unit values were increasing faster than those of its main rivals, relative quality and taste for Latvia's products were rising even faster, and, overall, competitiveness of Latvia's exporters improved.
Creation-Date: 2012-07-18
File-URL: https://www.bank.lv/images/stories/pielikumi/publikacijas/petijumi/WP_3-2012_Benkovskis.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-URL: https://www.macroeconomics.lv/sites/default/files/wp_3-2012_benkovskis.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 2012/03
Classification-JEL: C43, F12, F14, L15
Keywords: exports, extensive margin, intensive margin, non-price competitiveness, Latvia
X-File-Ref: https://repec.bank.lv/refs/wpaper201203.txt
Handle: RePEc:ltv:wpaper:201203