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Comparative Advantage of Leather Industry in Pakistan with Selected Asian Economies

Year 2013, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 133 - 139, 01.03.2013

Sadaf Shahab Muhammad Tariq Mahmood

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the trade specialization in the leather products between some selected Asian economies, with particular focus on Pakistan. For which, a measure of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA Balassa Index) is used. The analysis shows that Pakistan has a high comparative advantage in leather products over all the selected economies during the period of study. The paper highlights the problems faced by the leather industry and identifies some immediate policy action to be taken to improve the performance of the leather industry in the light of evidence.

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Revealed Comparative advantage Balassa Index Exports Skill Specialization

Year 2013, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 133 - 139, 01.03.2013

Sadaf Shahab Muhammad Tariq Mahmood

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Muhammad Tariq Mahmood This is me

Publication Date March 1, 2013
Published in Issue Year 2013 Volume: 3 Issue: 1

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APA Shahab, S., & Mahmood, M. T. (2013). Comparative Advantage of Leather Industry in Pakistan with Selected Asian Economies. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 3(1), 133-139.
AMA Shahab S, Mahmood MT. Comparative Advantage of Leather Industry in Pakistan with Selected Asian Economies. IJEFI. March 2013;3(1):133-139.
Chicago Shahab, Sadaf, and Muhammad Tariq Mahmood. “Comparative Advantage of Leather Industry in Pakistan With Selected Asian Economies”. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 3, no. 1 (March 2013): 133-39.
EndNote Shahab S, Mahmood MT (March 1, 2013) Comparative Advantage of Leather Industry in Pakistan with Selected Asian Economies. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 3 1 133–139.
IEEE S. Shahab and M. T. Mahmood, “Comparative Advantage of Leather Industry in Pakistan with Selected Asian Economies”, IJEFI, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 133–139, 2013.
ISNAD Shahab, Sadaf - Mahmood, Muhammad Tariq. “Comparative Advantage of Leather Industry in Pakistan With Selected Asian Economies”. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 3/1 (March 2013), 133-139.
JAMA Shahab S, Mahmood MT. Comparative Advantage of Leather Industry in Pakistan with Selected Asian Economies. IJEFI. 2013;3:133–139.
MLA Shahab, Sadaf and Muhammad Tariq Mahmood. “Comparative Advantage of Leather Industry in Pakistan With Selected Asian Economies”. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, vol. 3, no. 1, 2013, pp. 133-9.
Vancouver Shahab S, Mahmood MT. Comparative Advantage of Leather Industry in Pakistan with Selected Asian Economies. IJEFI. 2013;3(1):133-9.