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export similarity index
A measure of the extent to which two countries export the same products. Defined for exporting countries j and k as XSjk = i(min(Xij,Xik)100), where Xij,Xik are the shares of product i in their total exports. XSjk ranges from zero if they have no exports in common to 100 if they export the same things in the same proportions.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Economy
- Category: International economics
- Company: University of Michigan
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