Geographic Diversification of Trade in Transition Economies

Trade Facilitation Indicators and their Potential Impact on Trade Between the Countries of South-Eastern Europe

“…Some of the most influential studies in this field are those of Hamilton et al (1992), Baldwin (1994), Havrylyshyn and Al-Atrash (1998), Kaminski et al (1996), Jakab et al (2001), Egger and Pfaffermayr (2003), Fidrmuc and Fidrmuc (2003) and Bussière et al (2005) (Tosevska-Trpcevska and Tevdovski, 2014, p. 113).…”

Regional Integration and Baltic Trade and Investment Performance

“…After the initial collapse 3 of trade in the early 1990s, recovery of exports of both goods and services has been good. Both in terms of the overall increase and per capita, 2For a discussion of these ratios, ,see Havrylyshyn and Al-Atrash (1997). Their data show that the Baltics' trade/GDP ratios are below potential.…”

Holding Together or Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade

“…Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union there have been numerous studies discussing various aspects of disintegration and reintegration. Havrylyshyn and Al-Atrash (1998) documented the increase of trade openness at the initial stages of transition process in the former USSR countries, which indicated that the countries closer to the EU are more successful. However, Elborgh-Woytek (2003) found that openness has been falling since 1997 and will likely increase if market-oriented reforms were pursued more vigorously.…”