Economic Integration between the European Union and the Transition Economies of Central European Initiative Countries
In this article we examine the main factors influencing trade and FDI flows between the transition countries of the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the EU member states. We distinguish three groups of CEI countries, according to the degree of trade and FDI integration with the EU: the 'fast mover' countries, the 'next tier' countries and the 'slow movers'. By estimating a number of trade and FDI equations we were able to locate the significance of alternative variables which affect the flows of trade between the CEI countries and the EU. According to our results, the low volume of trade and FDI between the 'next tier' and 'slow movers' of the CEI region, on one hand, and the EU, on the other, is a reflection of the fact that these particular countries have not yet achieved adequate institutional and economic reform while, at the same time, privatisation has not progressed as much.
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2001
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Authors: | Liargovas, Panagiotis ; Chionis, Dionysios |
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Post-Communist Economies. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1463-1377. - Vol. 13.2001, 1, p. 57-70
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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