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Trade Theory – Export Patterns (Goods) for Different Countries
Task: match the country with their pattern of exports (% by value) for the year 2010
Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity, MIT
The data is drawn from 10 countries:
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Ireland
Australia
South Korea
Vietnam
Brazil
New Zealand
Ivory Coast
Norway
Kenya
United Kingdom
Country A:
Country B:
Country C:
Country D:
Country E:
Country F:
Country G:
Country H:
Country I:
Country J:
What might this data reveal about the sources of comparative / competitive advantage for these countries?
Teacher Answers:
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c)
d)
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f)
g)
h)
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j)
New Zealand
South Korea
Ivory Coast
Brazil
Norway
Kenya
Ireland
Vietnam
United Kingdom
Australia
Data source: http://atlas.media.mit.edu/