This paper is devoted to the study of diversification and specialization influence on one of the main indicators of … were empirically tested: 1) the dependence of the unemployment rate on the degree of concentration or diversification is … concentration or diversification on the level of unemployment depends on the time period. To test these hypotheses nonparametric …

, to answer: (i) whether export diversification is path-dependent, and whether it is more difficult to diversify into more … diversification. Our framework also allows us to test whether leapfrogging into what we refer to as core products is possible and …

finding of the multisector analysis is the conclusion that not diversification per se but rather a diversification with the … output. In the economies with a low level of economic diversification, commodity bonanza leads however to the shrinkage of …

This paper explores the link between migration and industrial diversification. Economic theories of migration typically … specialization and industrial congregation. We analyze the related issue of industrial diversification in a two sector set up with … or diversification, are decided not only by the behavioral aspects but also the expectations. Expectations and the …

; diversification ; method of reflections ; product complexity ; ubiquity …

This paper explores the contribution of product quality upgrading in the process of export diversification. To do this … feature. The model is then calibrated to generate predictions about the degree of export diversification in a number of East … diversification in the majority of countries in our sample …

technological diversification. Production makes use of different input varieties, which are subject to imperfectly correlated shocks …. In our model, the expansion in the number of varieties provides diversification benefits against variety-specific shocks …