In this paper we look at similarity and convergence of trade patterns between the EU and four of the so-called "accession countries" of Central and Eastern Europe. We analyse the export patterns of the CEECs by comparing them to those of the current members of the EU. In particular, this paper...

Growing shares of international trade flows consist of intermediate and unfinished goods shipped from one country to another to combine manufacturing or services activities at home with those performed abroad. This configuration of the productive structure has been named "internationally...