Trade regimes and bilateral trade in the EU enlargement process: Focus on the Western Balkans

Dragutinović-Mitrović, Radmila; Bjelić, Predrag

doi:10.1556/032.65.2015.2.4

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“…Each SEE country is at a different membership stage: Croatia has been a full member of the EU since 2013, while Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are at different stages in the accession process (Table 1). Since these countries are natural trade partners with convergent economies at the same level of competitiveness (Dragutinović-Mitrović and Bjelić, 2015) and to prepare for EU membership and improve regional cooperation, the SEE countries established a free trade zone through the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). CEFTA is the highest contributing factor to intra-regional trade among SEE countries.…”

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“…Most of them indicate changes in foreign trade flows as part of the processes of EU and regional integration as well as a low level of competitiveness in comparison to EU countries. Dragutinović-Mitrović and Bjelić (2015) indicate that SEE integration with the EU has a positive effect on trade and that greater positive effects on SEE trade were achieved during the first stages of EU integration when asymmetric trade preferences were applied. This was due to SEE economies' low international competitive position vis-á-vis the EU as their main partner.…”

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Agri-food competitiveness in South East Europe

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The purpose of this article is to determine the level of competitiveness of agri-food products in South East European (SEE) countries within the processes of European Union (EU) and regional integration as well as to find the factors that determine agri-food competitiveness. This article uses the revealed comparative advantages (RCAs) index to find the level of comparative advantage of agri-food products. Additionally, a model for identifying the determinants of the SEE agri-food comparative advantage was constructed and estimated. The results show that all SEE countries (except for Albania) have comparative advantages in the agri-food sector as part of the global market. Also, the estimation of the model shows that partial productivities in agriculture have a positive impact on comparative advantage while gross domestic product (GDP) per capita has a negative impact. This article makes a useful review of competitiveness of agri-food sector in SEE countries and determines which factors are significant for an RCA index. This is essential for policymakers to identify what determinants improve or degrade competitiveness of the agri-food sector in SEE countries.

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“…However, regarding the topic of our research, there are only a few papers questioning the reasons for CEFTA's deepening, or even its very existence. While many authors praise the achievements of CEFTA (Baranenko & Milivojevic, 2012;Dragutinovi c-Mitrovi c & Bjelic, 2015;Hoti, 2015;Klimczak, 2016), others believe that economic benefits are secondary and that the main goal of CEFTA is to prepare countries for EU integration. Admittedly, this position doesn't take into account agricultural trade among WB states (that are CEFTA members), which has expanded greatly since 2007 (Natos et al, 2014;Peshevski et al, 2013).…”

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Does it make sense to deepen the economic cooperation of the western balkan economies?

Nikolic¹

2020

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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The article discusses the structural changes in bilateral trade flows between Western Balkan (WB) countries in 2007-2018. The basic idea was to address whether there is a justification for the often proposed deepening of economic cooperation among WB states. After analysing the dynamics of mutual trade, we computed the value of intra-industry trade, whose potential decrease could indicate a divergence between observed trade structures. To detect a possible structural change in WB trade sectors, qualitative changes in those countries' exports were calculated through the tendencies of a share of products at higher levels of processing. After calculating the export concentration coefficients, all the results were compared with those achieved by these countries in trade with the EU and in total. The article argues that there is no solid reason to pursue policies for strengthening mutual economic ties particularly towards a customs union, especially given the more attractive prospect of EU integration.

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“…Table 7. Inward FDI, annual flows, % of GDP, 2000Country 200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015 Albania 5.3 3.1 3.2 4.8 3.3 3.6 6.2 7.6 8.3 8.8 6.8 6.9 9.9 8.4 8.2 9.2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.0 3.8 4.4 4.9 5.5 6.0 11.5 5.2 1.4 2.4 2.7 2.3 1.5 2.9 1.7 1.7…”

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The Western Balkans: Weak performance since the crisis

Dąbrowski¹,

Myachenkova²

2018

Acta Oeconomica

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In the early and mid-2000s, the prospect of EU accession and the global boom facilitated rapid economic recovery and boosted economic and institutional reforms in the Western Balkan region. The global financial crisis of 2007–2009 and the European crisis of 2010–2013 slowed the pace of economic growth and amplified high unemployment in the region. In addition, various unresolved legacies from past conflicts slowed the pace of reform and progress towards EU accession. The European Commission’s February 2018 communication sets an indicative deadline (2025) for the two most advanced candidates – Serbia’s and Montenegro’s admission to the EU. This could incentivise all Western Balkan countries, including those candidates that have not yet started membership negotiations (Macedonia and Albania) and those waiting for candidate status (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo), to remove domestic political obstacles to EU accession, solve conflicts with neighbours, speed up reforms and accelerate economic growth.

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Trade regimes and bilateral trade in the EU enlargement process: Focus on the Western Balkans

Cited by 13 publications

References 30 publications

Agri-food competitiveness in South East Europe

Agri-food competitiveness in South East Europe

Does it make sense to deepen the economic cooperation of the western balkan economies?

The Western Balkans: Weak performance since the crisis

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