| Titre | Echanges extérieurs et avantages comparatifs : la spécialisation de la France confrontée à celles de ses concurrents | |
|---|---|---|
| Auteur | Jean-Luc Tavernier | |
 |
Revue | Economie et prévision |
| Numéro | no 94-95, 1990/3-4 Aspects de la contrainte extérieure | |
| Page | 23-36 | |
| Résumé anglais |
External trade and comparative advantages : French and competitors' specialization
compared,
by Jean-Luc Tavernier.
The weaknesses of french specialization are sometimes blamed for the deteriorating french performance in manufacturing trade. If it seems obvious that french manufacturing supply has been adaptating too slowly to changes in international demand since the early 80's, it appears more difficult to ascertain how poorly specialized french industrial production has really been. This article shows, through a set of converging indicators, that France is the industrial country that has the fewer comparative advantages or disavantages. Moreover, french specialisation has proved very unstable. The structure of french external trade differs markedly, therefore, from the inert but very coherent specialisation of german industry, which has allowed some sectors to benefit from positive spillover effects and to be insulated from macroeconomic fluctuations. This specialization is also very different from the Japanese model, where comparative advantages, although intense, keep evolving continuously in line with the modifications of international demand. In the absence of spontaneous comparative advantages, no part of French industry seems sheltered from short-term problems. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
|
| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/ecop_0249-4744_1990_num_94_3_5175 |
