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Jaravaza et al

Greener Journal of  Business and Management Studies  Vol. 3 (4), pp. 168-173, May 2013

ISSN: 2276-7827

Research Paper

Manuscript Number: 042413586

Comparative Advantage and Export Development: The Case of Egypt

Divaries .C. Jaravaza^1*, Macleans Mzumara² & Sarah Nyengerai³

^1,3Department of Marketing, Bindura University of Science Education, P/Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe.

²Department of Economics, Bindura University of Science Education, P/Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe.

 Emails: ²macmzumara @ yahoo. com, ³snyengerai @ gmail. com

*Corresponding Author’s Email: divariescjaravaza @ gmail. com

Abstract:

The authors investigated the comparative advantage of Egypt and highlighted the role played by export development. The authors found that Egypt has revealed comparative (RCA) ≥ 1 in 733 product lines. They have concluded that Egypt has comparative advantage and is specialized in the production of such products. They have recommended that Egypt put in place an appropriate export development strategy to assist it with product development and adaptation.

Key Words: Revealed comparative advantage, Exports promotion, International trade, Exports, Markets.

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Journal Name : citation_journal : Greener Journal of  Business and Management Studies 

Publication Status/Date : usp_status_date : May 2013