This thesis is an extension of recent research into the relationships between non-homothetic preferences and patterns of trade. The analysis focuses on the observed shift in consumption towards income-elastic services and, relative to agricultural goods, income-elastic manufactures associated with rising per capita incomes. In turn, the conjecture that we should witness a shift in global production and consequently a shift in trade away from primaries towards manufactured goods as the global economy develops is explored. This hypothesized change in the sectoral composition of global trade implies a change in individual country trade patterns. Specifically, the notion that a countrys exports must respond to a changing global market may help to clarify one of the principle causes of the shift towards manufacturing production among most small, trading economies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:USASK/oai:usask.ca:etd-07172003-173210 |
| Date | 22 July 2003 |
| Creators | Hajzler, Christopher M. |
| Contributors | Lucas, Robert F., Huq, M. Mobinul, Echevarria, Cristina, Cushman, David O., Phillips, Peter W. B. |
| Publisher | University of Saskatchewan |
| Source Sets | University of Saskatchewan Library |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-07172003-173210/ |
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