The Challenge of Diversification in the Caribbean /
It is typically assumed that countries in the Caribbean suffer from a lack of output and export diversification. Contrary to this popular perception, we find no evidence that output variability is higher in Caribbean countries than in larger, more diversified, developing economies. In addition, we f...
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| مؤلفون آخرون: | , |
| التنسيق: | دورية |
| اللغة: | English |
| منشور في: |
Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2002.
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| سلاسل: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2002/196 |
| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | Full text available on IMF |
| الملخص: | It is typically assumed that countries in the Caribbean suffer from a lack of output and export diversification. Contrary to this popular perception, we find no evidence that output variability is higher in Caribbean countries than in larger, more diversified, developing economies. In addition, we find no evidence that export earnings are more volatile in the Caribbean economies than elsewhere. In fact, export earnings are quite stable in the Caribbean, reflecting the fact the region is rather unique in that most of its export earnings are generated from service exports, which tend to be considerably less volatile than goods exports. |
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| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (53 pages) |
| التنسيق: | Mode of access: Internet |
| تدمد: | 1018-5941 |
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