Author: Ajit Sharma and Shilpa
Author Address: College of Horticulture and Forestry Thunag, Mandi-175 048(HP)
Keywords: Export performance, Markov chain model, net terms of trade, revealed comparative advantage
JEL Codes: C13, C22, F18, Q17
The main objective of the present study was to work out the export
competitiveness of Indian mango and policy recommendations for improvement in
its export and the destinations as well. To achieve the objectives, various
tools such as net terms of the trade revealed comparative advantage and Markov
chain analysis was applied to mango export data from 1999-2019.The estimations
of net terms of trade and revealed comparative advantage that India ha a
comparative advantage for exporting d mango. It was evident from the
transitional probability matrices developed through Markov chain analysis that
Qatar was the most loyal buyer for Indian mango. The attention should be
focused on the market requirement and specifications of Qatar, Bangladesh, UAE
and the UK were the most stable buyers of Indian mango.
Indian Journal of Economics and Development
Volume 17 No. 4, 2021, 954-959
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED/21166
NAAS Score: 5.15
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