Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Alexander, Kimberly Holloman
URN	etd-07282010-020345
Title	Trade patterns of less developed countries, 1978 to 1986
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	Economics
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Mackay, Robert J. Committee Chair Freiden, Alan N. Committee Member Meiselman, David I. Committee Member
Keywords	Developing countries
Date of Defense	1988-05-13
Availability	restricted
Abstract The present study examines the trade patterns of Less - Developed Countries from 1978 to 1986. Trade data for twenty-five developing countries is examined to test the hypothesis that there are universal factors effecting the development of every country. The hypothesis predicts that as economic development progresses, the proportion of total trade in primary goods will decrease while the proportion of total trade in manufactured goods will increase. In order to test what is a long run phenomena for countries with relatively short time periods of data available, a pooled cross-sectional model is utilized.
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