abstract: 'Purpose In this paper, the authors derive time-varying relative export

  competitiveness (REC) of the Cambodian rice sector from 1995 to 2018 and

  examine the key determinants of the REC. Design/methodology/approach

  Three different REC indexes are calculated in this paper. The authors

  also developed the relative symmetric export competitiveness (RSEC)

  index for calculation of comparative advantage. The short-run regression

  (SRR) model was applied for capturing the determinants of the REC.

  Findings The study results reveal that Cambodia''s rice exports became

  relatively competitive over time. The key findings suggest the Cambodian

  REC was strengthened as a result of a successful implementation of rice

  policy and rectangular strategy. The benefits gained from EBA and BRI

  were found to be the factors contributed to the REC. The higher per

  capita income had a positive effect on the REC, while higher domestic

  prices reduced the REC in some phases of the sectoral development.

  Research limitations/implications Further research is needed in two

  directions. First, the future studies might focus on other agro-products

  of Cambodia. Second, the development of the crop-specific factor

  endowment (CFE) model to consider the effect of endowment factors on the

  REC could be preferred in light of the data availability.

  Originality/value The research enriches the literature on the

  agricultural trade and provides a basis for further studies. This work

  makes a few contributions. First, it is the first study on the REC

  analysis for the Cambodian rice sector. Second, the latest 24-year data

  sets were covered. Third, a wide range of comparisons of REC among the

  world''s top rice exporters was provided following implications of the

  various economic policies and foreign policy strategies, such as RS, EBA

  and BRI.'
affiliation: 'Li, H (Corresponding Author), Northwest A\&F Univ, Coll Econ \& Management,
  Yangling, Shaanxi, Peoples R China.

  Kea, Sokvibol; Li, Hua; Shahriar, Saleh; Abdullahi, Nazir Muhammad, Northwest A\&F
  Univ, Coll Econ \& Management, Yangling, Shaanxi, Peoples R China.'
author: Kea, Sokvibol and Li, Hua and Shahriar, Saleh and Abdullahi, Nazir Muhammad
author-email: 'keasokvibol@gmail.com

  lihua7485@163.com

  shahriar.tib@gmail.com

  abdullahi@nwafu.edu.cn'
author_list:
- family: Kea
  given: Sokvibol
- family: Li
  given: Hua
- family: Shahriar
  given: Saleh
- family: Abdullahi
  given: Nazir Muhammad
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1108/BFJ-12-2019-0950
earlyaccessdate: APR 2020
eissn: 1758-4108
files: []
issn: 0007-070X
journal: BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL
keywords: 'Cambodian rice industry; Belt and Road initiative (BRI); Everything but

  Arms (EBA); Rectangular strategy (RS); Revealed comparative advantage

  (RCA); Relative export competitiveness (REC); F14; F17; C23'
keywords-plus: 'REVEALED COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES; TRADE;

  COUNTRIES; CHINA; PRODUCTS; DURATION; TEXTILE'
language: English
month: OCT 13
number: '12'
number-of-cited-references: '76'
orcid-numbers: 'Abdullahi, Nazir Muhammad/0000-0003-2149-0638

  SOKVIBOL, KEA/0000-0003-0950-3336

  Shahriar, Saleh/0000-0001-5199-3258'
pages: 3757-3778
papis_id: 1da1bb2b5b48bcd60fbdb164bca36ad1
ref: Kea2020relativeexport
researcherid-numbers: 'Abdullahi, Nazir Muhammad/AHB-9200-2022

  SOKVIBOL, KEA/W-4139-2017

  Shahriar, Saleh/W-4440-2019'
times-cited: '5'
title: Relative export competitiveness of the Cambodian rice sector
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000529701100001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '13'
volume: '122'
web-of-science-categories: Agricultural Economics \& Policy; Food Science \& Technology
year: '2020'