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Livestock are an integral part of the economy in Belarus. Today, animal products are important export commodities for Belarus. Belarus’s exports of live animal and animal products increased more than 10 times from $270 million to $3.2 billion in the last 15 years. Live animals and animal products accounted for 9% of total merchandise exports. In this study, the competitiveness of animal products of Belarus was analysed. This study used Balassa’s Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) index. The study is based on secondary data. The data were obtained from the International Trade Centre (ITC) database. In study export data for the period 20012014 was used. According to the research findings Belarus has a comparative advantage in the HS 02 and HS 04 product groups. The other HS 01 and HS 05 products groups have a comparative disadvantage
Livestock is an integral part of the economy in Belarus. Today, animal products are important export goods for Belarus. Belarus's exports of live animal and animal products increased more than 10 times from $270 million to $3.2 billion in the last 15 years. Live animals and animal products accounted for 9% of total commodity exports. In this study, the competitiveness of animal products of Belarus was analyzed. This study used Balassa's Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) index. The study is based on secondary data. The data were obtained from the International Trade Centre (ITC) database. In study export data for the period 20012014 was used. According to the research findings Belarus has a comparative advantage in the HS 02 and HS 04 product groups. The other HS 01 and HS 05 products groups have a comparative disadvantage
Field : Sosyal, Beşeri ve İdari Bilimler
Journal Type : Ulusal
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