@article {1561054,
	title = {Structural Transformation in Ecuador},
	year = {2010},
	abstract = {This paper applies new techniques and metrics to analyze Ecuador{\textquoteright}s past record of and future opportunities for structural transformation. Ecuador{\textquoteright}s export dynamics and the emergence of new export activities have been the historical drivers of the country{\textquoteright}s growth, but recently Ecuador{\textquoteright}s export basket has undergone little structural transformation. The same broad sectors continue to dominate, and the overall sophistication of the export basket has actually declined in recent years. In order to consider why movement to new, more sophisticated export activities has lagged in Ecuador, we examine export connectedness and find that the country is concentrated in a peripheral part of the product space. We quantitatively scan Ecuador{\textquoteright}s efficient frontier and identify new, high-potential export activities that are nearby in the product space. This sector evaluation provides valuable information for the government to prioritize dialogue and interventions, but it is not meant to be a conclusive identification of "winners". Rather, we provide policy guidelines to facilitate the emergence of these and other new export activities, dealing with the sector-specificity of much of what the government must provide to the private sector to succeed while at the same time avoiding the well-known perils of traditional industrial policies.},
	url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228432528_Structural_Transformation_in_Ecuador},
	author = {Hausmann, Ricardo and Klinger, Bailey}
}
