Using only transition period data, this paper analyses revealed comparative advantages (RCAs) and specialisations to identify the 3-digit SITC (Standard International Trade Classification) sectors in which the EU's trade liberalisation with Eastern European applicants may represent opportunities...

This paper has two main goals. The first is to study the links between the "new" economic theories, this is, the "new" trade theory, the "new" growth theory and the "new" economic geography. These are three apparently distinct strands of economics, yet they have a common motivation: the role of...