Seyed Aziz Arman; Nahid Kord Zangeneh
Volume 9, Issue 30 , April 2007, , Pages 93-118
Abstract
This paper analyzes the industrial activities and their actual comparative advantages in Khuzestan province using two digits ISIC cods and DRC criterion for the period 1377-82 (1998-2003). The results show that international competitiveness of industrial activities has been improved since 1381, the time ...
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This paper analyzes the industrial activities and their actual comparative advantages in Khuzestan province using two digits ISIC cods and DRC criterion for the period 1377-82 (1998-2003). The results show that international competitiveness of industrial activities has been improved since 1381, the time of implementation of exchange rate unification and relative economic liberalization policies in Iran.
This paper also suggests a simple decomposition of DRC measure to isolate the determinant elements of international competitiveness of some industrial activities under consideration. These elements are: (1) government intervention in economy, (2) factor cost, (3) factor proportions and (4) total factor productivity. The results imply that alleviation of the size of government interventions in economy has the most important role in improving the competitiveness of industrial activities in most cases.
Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini; Ehsan Ehtiyati
Volume 8, Issue 28 , October 2006, , Pages 169-193
Abstract
The competitiveness assessment of products for a country can be done by measuring advantage indicators. The concept of advantage in international trade, has been developed in accordance with circumstances, meanwhile the measurement indicators of advantage have evolved. In this regard, due to the important ...
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The competitiveness assessment of products for a country can be done by measuring advantage indicators. The concept of advantage in international trade, has been developed in accordance with circumstances, meanwhile the measurement indicators of advantage have evolved. In this regard, due to the important role of methanol in the Iranian petrochemical investment, Production (7/5 million tons in 2009) and export (255 millions, in 2004), this article concentrates on measuring Iran's advantage in methanol products.
In this line, the evolution of advantage theories, from traditional (comparative advantage) to modern (competitive advantage) will be presented. Then, the indicators of comparative advantage and competitive advantage will be introduced. To calculate Iran's methanol products competitive advantage, four indicators including DRC, RCA, CMS and TM are measured .DRC is less than unit , meaning that Iran's Methanol Products have comparative advantage. RCA is obtained more than unit , indicating that methanol products are able to compete in international trade. CMS shows that, competitiveness of Iran's methanol products are increasing and TM indicates that Iran's methanol products belong to winners group in a progressive markets. Therefore, the findings indicate that, not only on the base of domestic resource opportunity cost criteria, but also by considering trade information, Iran's methanol products benefit from competitiveness or competitive advantage. Finally, factors affecting competitive advantage of Iran's methanol are analyzed in the Porter's framework.
