An analysis of competitiveness in the light of the Ricardian model applied to Malian cotton

Abstract

This article examines the international competitiveness of the cotton sector of Mali in the light of the ricardian model, while using, the following indicators:  the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), the Comparative Advantage Revealed with importation (RMA), the Revealed Commercial Advantage (RTA), the Index of Clear Exports (NEI).  Our study covers a span of 47 years (1970-2016).  It comes out from our results that Mali has a competitive advantage in this sector compared to its main competitors. 

From these results, we can say that Mali can largely benefit in marketing from cotton.