ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY AND BILATERAL TRADE FLOWS IN SELECTED COMESA AND EAST ASIA COUNTRIES
Journal: Technological and Economic Development of Economy
Year: 2023

A particular country’s productive knowledge and sophistication become a crucial determinant for the exported products in the increasingly integrated global trade. However, studies that emphasize the connection between economic complexity and trade flows are still sparse. This research aims to examine the role of economic complexity on bilateral trade flows of 27 countries in COMESA and East Asia using the gravity model from 1995 till 2019. Based on countries’ geographical regions and income leve