Cities export specialization |
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| Authors: | Jorge Díaz-Lanchas Carlos Llano Francisco Requena |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Economic Analysis: Economic Theory, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Lawrence R. Klein Institute/CEPREDE, Madrid, Spain;2. Departamento de Estructura Económica, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain |
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| Abstract: | We analyse whether more populated cities have an export specialization different from the one of less populated cities. Using very detailed product-level export data for Brazilian urban areas over the period 2000–2013, we show that more populated cities export proportionately more skill-intensive and complex goods than less populated cities. This result is consistent with the larger diversity of skills and the higher share of skilled workers in more populated cities. |
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| Keywords: | Urban areas exports complexity skills Brazil cities |
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