Topic: The Effects of High-Technology Exports on Economic Growth within Middle-Income Trap Countries.

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Objectives of the paper
1. Come up with a thorough overview of the causes and effects of the middle-income trap through the introduction and literature review.
2. Provide a working definition of the Middle-income trap and how to escape the middle-income trap.
3. Run regressions and try understanding the effects of high-tech exports on economic growth amongst countries currently in the middle-income trap.
4. Have a solid conclusion on the importance of high-tech exports on economic growth and hopefully offer intuitive insight.

How it should be tested
Perform Regression models on sample countries. (Middle Income Trap Countries)
• Dependent variable:
• Economic growth ass control variables
• Proxy:
• GDP per capita growth (%)
• Inflation (%)
• Population Growth (%)
• FDI inflows (%)
• Market Capitalization (% GDP)
• Investment rate (% GDP)
• Trade (% GDP)
• High Tech Exports (% GDP)

(Based on the world bank data these 22 countries are part of the middle income trap based on definition:
Algeria
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Columbia
Congo, Rep
Dominican, Rep
Ecuador
Egypt, Arab Rep
El Salvador
Gabon
Guatemala
Iran, Islamic Rep
Malaysia
Moroco
Namibia
Panama
Paraguay
Philippines
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Syria Arab Rep
Tunisia

Please try to use the data from 1990-2013 as the data can be found on the world bank website.

Layout of paper
1. Introduction
1. What is Middle Income Trap
2. Objectives of Study
3. Problem Statement
2. Literature Review
1. Definitions of Middle Income Trap
2. Economic Growth and Exports
3. Why do countries fall into Middle Income Trap
4. How to avoid falling into Middle Income Trap
3. Methodology
1. Sample Countries
2. Regression Analysis
4. Results and Interpretation
5. Conclusion/Limitations

*For the Layout, it can be flexible add or take out whatever will make it better. This is just my thought.

Just for a thought, introduction can be like 1000 words. Literature review can be 2000-3000 words. Methodology can be around 1000 words. Results and interpretation can be around 3000. Conclusion and limitation doesn’t have to be much.

Please let me know if there is any other questions.