The Export Competitiveness of Agricultural Products in Kazakhstan

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Abstract

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1 Introduction

1．1 Research background and research questions

1．2 Purpose of study and significance of research

1．3 Research methodology

1．4 Limitation of research

1．5 Structure of the Thesis

2 Literature Review

2．1 Theory of comparative advantages

2．2 The Measurement and Framework of Competitiveness

2．3 Competitiveness and Comparative Advantage

2．4 Empirical Research in the field Agricultural Competitiveness

3 Kazakhstan’s Foreign Trade in Agriculture Products

3．1 The Role of Agriculture in National Economy

3．2The Foreign Trade in Agriculture Products

3．2．1 The Structure of Kazakhstan Foreign Trade in Agricultural Products

3．2．2 The exports of agricultural products：main products and markets

3．3 The framework of Agricultural Policy in Kazakhstan

3．3．1 Government Objectives in Agriculture Sector

3．3．2 Agricultural Export Promotion Measures

3．3．3 AgricuItural development“Agribusiness 2020”program

4 Empirical Analysis and Results

4．1 Measurement of Indexes

4．1．1 Data Source

4．1．3 Relative Trade Advantage Index

4．1．4 The Symmetric Revealed Comparative Advantage Index

4．2 Econometric specification

4．3 Results and Discussions

4．3．1 Main Estimations for RCA，RTA，RC and SRCA

4．3．2Descriptive Analysis of Data

4．4 Results of Econometric Specification

4．4．1 Stability of Comparative Advantages

4．4．2 Regression Analysis

5 Conclusion and Recommendations

5．1 Conclusion

5．2 Recommendations

Acknowledgement

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