Econometric Analysis of Industrial Country Commodity Exports
IMF Working Papers, January 1, 1992
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- Authors: Manmohan S. Kumar
- Published: January 1, 1992
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451841954.001
Summary of scope and objectives
- Examines the composition of primary commodity exports by industrial countries and contrasts this composition with that of the exports by developing countries.
- Investigates both the share of industrial countries’ commodity exports in world commodity exports, as well as their share in their own total merchandize exports.
- Analysis is conducted over time and across different commodities and geographical areas.
- Specifies and empirically estimates an econometric model of the demand for and the supply of commodity exports by industrial countries.
- The model is estimated for five groups of industrial countries and the parameters of the model are compared with those available for the developing countries.
Econometric model and estimation
- Specifies an econometric model covering:
- Demand for commodity exports by industrial countries.
- Supply of commodity exports by industrial countries.
- Estimation approach:
- Model parameters are estimated separately for five groups of industrial countries.
- Estimated parameters are compared with parameters available for developing countries.
Key analytical focus and findings (as described)
- Composition analysis:
- Composition of primary commodity exports by industrial countries.
- Contrasts composition with exports by developing countries.
- Share analysis:
- Share of industrial countries’ commodity exports in world commodity exports.
- Share of commodity exports in industrial countries’ own total merchandize exports.
- Cross-sectional and temporal dimensions:
- Examination across different commodities and geographical areas.
- Examination over time.
Subjects and keywords
- Subjects: Commodities, Commodity prices, Commodity trade, Export prices, Exports, International trade, Metals, Prices
- Keywords: Australia and New Zealand, commodity export, commodity exports to Canada, commodity exports to the United States, commodity group, Commodity prices, commodity share, commodity trade, country commodity, developing country, Export prices, Exports, food commodity, Group export, industrial country, intracommodity trade, Metals, UNCTAD commodity yearbook, WP
IMF Working Papers — Econometric Analysis of Industrial Country Commodity Exports, Manmohan S. Kumar, January 1, 1992.