Dynamics of Trade Specialization and Trade Performance of ASEAN–India Free Trade Agreement

IF 1.3 Q3 ECONOMICS

Journal of International Commerce Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2019-04-10 DOI:10.1142/S1793993319500030

Sumit Oberoi

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Abstract

In the present era of globalization, trade is always considered as an indispensable catalyst for the growth and development of any nation. The present study examines the trade performance and degree of trade specialization of India and ASEAN members for the pre- and post-AIFTA period at Harmonized Standard (HS) 6-digit level of product classification. The study evaluates the data sources viz. United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN COMTRADE), United Nation Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) and trade map to evaluate the trade specialization of India and ASEAN members by using Lafay Index (LFi) approach. The present study found that though India experiences a shift from low specialized economy towards a more competitive and specialized one, still, it faces a competitive disadvantage from ASEAN members for distinctive industry levels. The study suggests that India should confront issues such as technological dissemination, diversification of merchandise manufactured, quality sophistication and reliability at different industry levels which constrain higher degree of trade specialization.

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贸易专业化动态与东盟-印度自由贸易协定贸易绩效

在当今全球化的时代，贸易一直被认为是任何国家增长和发展不可或缺的催化剂。本研究在协调标准(HS) 6位产品分类水平上考察了印度和东盟成员国在aifta之前和之后的贸易表现和贸易专业化程度。该研究评估了数据来源，即联合国商品贸易统计数据库(UN COMTRADE)，联合国贸易与发展会议(UNCTAD)和贸易地图，通过使用拉菲指数(LFi)方法评估印度和东盟成员国的贸易专业化。本研究发现，尽管印度经历了从低专门化经济向更具竞争力和专门化经济的转变，但由于其独特的产业水平，它仍然面临着来自东盟成员国的竞争劣势。该研究表明，印度应该面对诸如技术传播、制造商品多样化、不同行业水平的质量复杂性和可靠性等问题，这些问题限制了更高程度的贸易专业化。

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Journal of International Commerce Economics and Policy ECONOMICS-

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