%0 Journal Article %1 Hausmann2007 %A Hausmann, R. %A Hwang, J. %A Rodrik, D. %D 2007 %I Springer %J Journal of Economic Growth %K %N 1 %P 1--25 %T What you export matters %V 12 %X When local cost discovery generates knowledge spillovers, specialization patterns become partly indeterminate and the mix of goods that a country produces may have important implications for economic growth. We demonstrate this proposition formally and adduce some empirical support for it. We construct an index of the "income level of a country's exports," document its properties, and show that it predicts subsequent economic growth.

@article{Hausmann2007, abstract = {When local cost discovery generates knowledge spillovers, specialization patterns become partly indeterminate and the mix of goods that a country produces may have important implications for economic growth. We demonstrate this proposition formally and adduce some empirical support for it. We construct an index of the "income level of a country's exports," document its properties, and show that it predicts subsequent economic growth.}, added-at = {2010-11-15T23:04:35.000+0100}, author = {Hausmann, R. and Hwang, J. and Rodrik, D.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a47c2a6d1ec93036f4c02c1103a7a4e5/usman.qadir}, interhash = {926ff267dcfdb30375b897ec780fbdda}, intrahash = {a47c2a6d1ec93036f4c02c1103a7a4e5}, journal = {Journal of Economic Growth}, keywords = {}, number = 1, pages = {1--25}, publisher = {Springer}, timestamp = {2010-11-15T23:04:35.000+0100}, title = {What you export matters}, volume = 12, year = 2007 }