Factors affecting the temporal changes in the revealed comparative advantage of the Philippine Textile and garment industry

Date of Publication

2013

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics

College

Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business

Department/Unit

Economics

Defense Panel Chair

Tereso S. Tullao

Defense Panel Member

Winfred Villamil
Mitzie Irene P. Conchada

Abstract/Summary

We described in our paper that for the Philippines to have a comparative advantage for garment exports, it must have a comparative advantage in its textile exports. By using Time-series regression, we determined macroeconomic factors that could affect the comparative advantage for garment and textiles. We also used Panel Data Regression to compare if these macroeconomic factors would also affect the neighboring ASEAN countries. The paper showed that Exchange Rates, Productivity of Labor, Availability of Energy in a country and Gross Capital Formation could help in the improvement of comparative advantage for both textile and garments. Also, by applying a lag for both garment and exports, it showed that the previous performance of comparative advantage of the two goods on itself could affect its present value. The paper concludes that the Philippines should focus in improving its comparative advantage in textiles before garments despite the fact that garments currently have a higher comparative advantage against the latter.

Abstract Format

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Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU20058

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

92 leaves ; 28 cm.

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