Regional trade integration in Central and Eastern Europe : state of play after 15 years of EU membership
Michał Kulbacki and Adrian Michalczuk
Aim/purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze regional trade integration of 10 Central and Eastern Europe countries (CEE-10) during the 2004-2018 period, identify regional- and country-level integration patterns and attribute them to potential causes indicated by the literature. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employed literature-based trade integration indicators to data on CEE-10 trade in goods and conducted a review of empirical studies investigating trade integration determinants in CEE. Findings - The results evidence an advancing regional trade integration with decreasing pace in recent years. The study has found all CEE countries to be more integrated with the region. Moreover, several integration patterns have been distinguished. Research implications/limitations - The study found a significant literature gap concerning CEE regional trade integration and its determinants. Its limitations refer to: lack of product-groups-level trade data and narrow scope of trade flows (in goods only). Originality/value/contribution - The paper’s value-added stems from a multi-perspective analysis of the CEE regional trade integration and a discussion of region- and country- -level integration patterns.
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2021
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Authors: | Kulbacki, Michał ; Michalczuk, Adrian |
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Journal of economics & management. - Warsaw, Poland : De Gruyter Poland, ISSN 2719-9975, ZDB-ID 2479554-9. - Vol. 43.2021, 1, p. 225-250
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Subject: | Central and Eastern Europe | regional trade integration | trade integration,global value chains | economic integration | Osteuropa | Eastern Europe | Regionale Wirtschaftsintegration | Regional economic integration | Wirtschaftsintegration | Economic integration | EU-Mitgliedschaft | EU membership | Freihandelsabkommen | Free trade agreement | Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen | International economic relations | EU-Staaten | EU countries |
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freely available
Type of publication: | Article |
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Type of publication (narrower categories): | Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | 10.22367/jem.2021.43.11 [DOI] |
Classification: | F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade ; F15 - Economic Integration ; f60 |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013166618
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