01802cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017499 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475585490 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Ding, Xiaodan. Composition of Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean / Xiaodan Ding, Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (44 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This study analyzes composition of goods trade in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) along four main dimensions: revealed comparative advantage, product complexity, sophistication, and diversification. After describing some key trade patterns over the last half century, it compares the findings for LAC with other regions. Second, the study investigates how infrastructure quality, education, and tariff levels affect export composition. Third, using an approach based on product proximity, it aims to predict changes in LAC's future composition of exports. The study concludes that policies to upgrade human capital and infrastructure are essential for increasing LAC's export share in high-skill products. Mode of access: Internet Hadzi-Vaskov, Metodij. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/042 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2017/042/001.2017.issue-042-en.xml IMF e-Library