Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Daya Saing Ekspor Sarang Burung Walet Indonesia di Pasar Internasional

Abstract

Indonesia is the largest exporter of swallow's nest in the world. Fluctuations in the volume of swallow's nest exports occur due to changes in competitiveness among major exporting countries. The objectives of this research are: 1) to analyze the comparative and competitive competitiveness of Indonesian swallow's nest in the international market; 2) to analyze the factors influencing the export competitiveness of Indonesian swallow's nest in the international market. The methods used in this research are Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) analysis, Export Product Dynamic (EPD), and Generalized Least Square (GLS) on panel data. The RCA and EPD analyses show that Indonesian swallow's nest has both comparative and competitivee advantages and is positioned as a rising star. Based on panel data analysis, export volume and FDI variables have a positive and significant effect on the export competitiveness of swallow's nest, while consumption and PDB have a negative and significant effect on the export competitiveness of swallow's nest. On the other hand, FTA has a negative and insignificant effect on the export competitiveness of Indonesian swallow's nest.