@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:00008834, author = {NGUYEN, Hang Thi Thu}, journal = {国際開発研究フォーラム, Forum of International Development Studies}, month = {Sep}, note = {This paper examines the contribution of exports on economic growth of four ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand). Estimation model is designed to show exports’ contribution to economic growth through two mechanisms: marginal productivity in export sector is higher than in non-export sector, and shifting resources from non-export to export sector positively contribute to economic growth. The analytical framework is an extension of neoclassical production function where exports and imports of intermediate inputs are added as additional explanatory variables. Time-series analysis covering period 1981-2004 is applied to each country. The separation of export into two commodity groups in the estimation is to address the specific features of export composition. The incorporation of intermediate import variable into the model is to investigate the existence of foreign exchange constraint. The results demonstrate the positive contribution of exports to economic growth. The marginal productivity in export sector is higher than the one in non-export sector in all countries. Besides, ASEAN-4 do not face a severe problem of foreign exchange constraint due to high level of intraindustry trade.}, pages = {169--186}, title = {Export Structure of ASEAN-4 and Contributions of Exports to Economic Growth}, volume = {37}, year = {2008} }