@report {1293562,
	title = {Diversification in the Industrial Sector of Albania: Identifying Strategic Areas},
	year = {2017},
	institution = {Growth Lab at Harvard{\textquoteright}s Center for International Development},
	abstract = {
	In this study, we analyzed Albania{\textquoteright}s industrial exports using the frameworks of the Product Space and Economic Complexity in order to determine which products Albania could diversify into in the near future. In particular, we identified groups of products that are technologically close to those which Albania already exports and which at the same time are technologically more sophisticated (more complex) than Albania{\textquoteright}s average exports. This analysis does not suggest that products that do not fulfill the criteria of technological proximity and product complexity should not be invested in. However, it suggests that some products may have higher chances of succeeding in Albania because of its existing technological capabilities, while also bringing about diversification towards more complex, higher value-added production.



	We find that the top two sectors that satisfy the criteria of being in close proximity to the existing technological capabilities in Albania, while also having relatively highly complex products, are Plastics/Rubbers and Agriculture/Foodstuffs. Within each of these sectors, we list more specific products that make for good candidates for diversification.

},
	author = {Georgi Klissurski and Bruno Zuccolo}
}
