Date of Award
2023
Degree Type
Open Access Dissertation
Degree Name
Economics, PhD
Program
School of Social Science, Politics, and Evaluation
Dissertation or Thesis Committee Member
Melissa Rogers
Dissertation or Thesis Committee Member
Yi Feng
Dissertation or Thesis Committee Member
Pierangelo De Pace
Terms of Use & License Information
Rights Information
© 2023 Hajer A Basodan
Keywords
economic development, export concentration, global economy
Subject Categories
Economics | Political Science
Abstract
As the global economy has become interconnected, international trade has become a common medium for developing and developed countries to interact. However, there is a gap in the scholarly literature when considering the effects of export diversification. The goal of this dissertation is to study and identify the relationship between export concentration and economic development in developing countries. Data were collected from the International Monetary Fund World Bank for quantitative analysis. Using mediator analysis and these mediators included export volatility (export instability), net barter (terms of trade), and current account balance (competitiveness). The findings from the quantitative analysis revealed that export diversification has a significant positive direct effect on economic development when considering the model with export volatility mediation. For the case study, three countries (Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar) were analyzed, examining how factors impact economic development in each case and highlighting the factors contributing to sustainable economic development in emerging economies. The findings support how the structure of an economy, as represented by its export diversification, can influence both the development trajectory and the volatility of a country's economy.
ISBN
9798381897685
Recommended Citation
Basodan, Hajer Abdulla. (2023). The Role of Mediators in the Relationship Between Export Diversification and Economic Development. CGU Theses & Dissertations, 724. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/724.