Export Diversi cation in a Transitioning Economy : The Case of Syria

Lim, Jamus Jerome; Saborowski, Christian

dc.creator	Lim, Jamus Jerome
dc.creator	Saborowski, Christian
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:04:50Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:04:50Z
dc.date	2011-09-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:59:37Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:59:37Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110927130130
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3574
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244538
dc.description	How does the process of export diversification play out in a transitioning economy, especially in light of government policy aimed at trade liberalization? This paper examines this question by considering a directed policy effort by Syria -- an economy transitioning from both economic centralization and resource dependence -- to liberalize its trade in 2001. In addition to documenting the patterns of diversification at the aggregate level since the implementation of the policy, we also examine factors that are related to diversification at the sectoral level. Our findings suggest that, while Syria has achieved reasonably rapid export diversification, this may to a large extent be the result of structural transformations in the economy, and that further consolidation of diversification gains may require continued policy reform along the lines of strengthening Syria's weak institutional and business environment.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5811
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subject	AGGREGATE LEVEL
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	ANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subject	ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	APPAREL
dc.subject	AVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subject	AVERAGE TARIFFS
dc.subject	BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subject	BENCHMARKS
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	CAPITAL GOODS
dc.subject	CENTRALIZATION
dc.subject	COMMAND ECONOMY
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS OF FIRMS
dc.subject	CROSS-COUNTRY LEVEL
dc.subject	CUSTOMS
dc.subject	DEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject	DISAGGREGATED LEVEL
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subject	ECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subject	ELIMINATION OF TARIFFS
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL LITERATURE
dc.subject	ESSENTIAL OILS
dc.subject	ESTIMATED COEFFICIENTS
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject	EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subject	EXPORT BASKET
dc.subject	EXPORT BASKETS
dc.subject	EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject	EXPORT GROWTH
dc.subject	EXPORT GUARANTEE FUND
dc.subject	EXPORT INTENSITY
dc.subject	EXPORT MARKET
dc.subject	EXPORT MARKETS
dc.subject	EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EXPORT PATTERNS
dc.subject	EXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	EXPORT PROCEEDS
dc.subject	EXPORT PRODUCTS
dc.subject	EXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subject	EXPORT PROMOTION AGENCY
dc.subject	EXPORT SECTORS
dc.subject	EXPORT SHARE
dc.subject	EXPORT SHARES
dc.subject	EXPORT STRUCTURE
dc.subject	EXPORTERS
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	FATS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN TRADE
dc.subject	FREE TRADE
dc.subject	FREE TRADE AREA
dc.subject	FULL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject	GINI INDEX
dc.subject	GLOBAL LEVEL
dc.subject	GLOBAL TRADING
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	GROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subject	GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	IMPORT PRICE
dc.subject	IMPORTS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL POLICY
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subject	INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subject	MEDIUM TERM
dc.subject	MONOPOLY
dc.subject	NATURAL ENDOWMENTS
dc.subject	NEGATIVE SIGN
dc.subject	NET EXPORTER
dc.subject	NET EXPORTER OF OIL
dc.subject	NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject	NONTARIFF TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subject	OIL EXPORTERS
dc.subject	OIL PRICES
dc.subject	OIL REVENUES
dc.subject	OUTPUT PER CAPITA
dc.subject	PLANNED ECONOMY
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY INTERVENTION
dc.subject	POLICY MEASURES
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	PRICE GUARANTEES
dc.subject	PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCTION OUTPUT
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	REDUCTION IN TARIFFS
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	REGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subject	RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
dc.subject	SPECIALIZATION
dc.subject	STANDARD DEVIATION
dc.subject	STATE INTERVENTION
dc.subject	STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	STRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subject	TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject	TARIFF CHANGES
dc.subject	TARIFF RATE
dc.subject	TARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subject	TARIFF SCHEDULE
dc.subject	TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subject	TRADE CENTER
dc.subject	TRADE FACILITATION
dc.subject	TRADE FLOWS
dc.subject	TRADE INDICATORS
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	TRADE OPENNESS
dc.subject	TRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	TRADE POLICIES
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY REFORMS
dc.subject	TRADE VOLUME
dc.subject	TRADE VOLUMES
dc.subject	TRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subject	TRANSITION ECONOMY
dc.subject	TRANSITION PROCESS
dc.subject	VALUE ADDED
dc.subject	WORLD TRADE
dc.title	Export Diversi cation in a Transitioning Economy : The Case of Syria
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Middle East and North Africa
dc.coverage	Syrian Arab Republic